Address lookup
When you submit an address, it is sent over HTTPS to this site's Cloudflare Pages Function and then to Google Civic Information services to match election districts and available ballot information. Google reCAPTCHA also processes a verification token and technical request information to protect the lookup from automated abuse.
The site does not write the full address to its civic database or error logs. The address is used to answer the current lookup and remains in the current page while you use the results. It is not saved in local storage or session storage for a later visit.
Technical operations and security
Cloudflare processes requests to host, secure, cache, and deliver the site. Technical information such as IP address, user agent, requested path, response status, and timing may be processed by Cloudflare and the site's traffic and error-monitoring service. Client error reports are limited to technical diagnostics; the application records address length and whether a ZIP code was present rather than the address itself.
Rate limiting transforms a requester's network address into a one-way derived key. The derived key is retained briefly to reduce automated abuse and protect third-party API quotas; the raw address is not written to the rate-limit table.
Google advertising cookies
Third-party vendors, including Google, may use cookies to serve ads based on a visitor's prior visits to this website or other websites. Google's use of advertising cookies enables Google and its partners to serve ads based on visits to this site and other sites on the Internet.
Visitors can opt out of personalized advertising through Google Ads Settings. Visitors can also review industry opt-out choices at AboutAds. If other advertising vendors are enabled in the future, this policy will identify them and link to their opt-out information.
Consent choices
Where consent or opt-out controls are legally required, the site will use Google's Privacy & messaging controls or another compliant consent platform before personalized advertising is used. Browser settings may also be used to block or delete cookies.
External sources
The site links to election offices, public-record publishers, campaign-finance databases, courts, news searches, and other external websites. Their privacy practices apply after you follow those links.
Changes and questions
This page will be updated when the site's data practices or advertising vendors change. The effective date above identifies the current version. A public correction and contact workflow is planned; until it is available, do not submit private personal information through public-source links.