To cast a ballot with confidence, voters must answer a simple yet important question: Where do I vote? TurboVote’s Where to Vote experience allows TurboVote visitors and existing users to locate their polling location by simply entering their address or clicking a personalized link, helping voters identify the voting option that works best for them.
Discovery
TurboVote users can access the Where to Vote module from Election Guides, their Sample Ballot, or by entering their address in Where to Vote search from your destination site or embedded on your website. Existing users can also click personalized links to find Where to Vote.
See below for an example of the embedded Where to Vote search experience on the Plan My Vote demo website:
On Election Guides, Where to Vote appears directly under What’s on Your Ballot, delivering election-specific guidance where voters need it. On Sample Ballots, Where to Vote appears at the bottom of the page, providing visitors who've explored their ballot with an actionable nudge to participate.
User Experience
Where to Vote provides actionable guidance for existing TurboVote users and visitors to your TurboVote site. Once visitors enter their address from any hub or search, or after existing users click a personalized link, they'll find polling place information specific to their address.
Single Polling Location
When voters are assigned a single polling place to vote early or on Election Day, they'll find its address displayed prominently with expandable details like the location's name, voting hours, and special notices, if available. Users can easily tap a button to get directions in Google Maps.
Multiple Polling Locations
When multiple polling places are available to vote early or on Election Day, TurboVote shows details for the closest voting location, along with a link to view all voting locations—making it easy to find the most convenient place to vote.
Voting by Mail
When voting by mail, users will find deadlines to request and return absentee ballots, as well as links to USPS and in-person drop-off locations (when available).
Election Coverage
Where to Vote election coverage for all 50 states plus DC is available for the November general election. Coverage for state primaries and other elections varies based on state and local participation in the Voting Information Project.
You can view the current coverage calendar here: https://www.votinginfoproject.org/election-coverage.
When voting locations are unavailable, TurboVote will continue directing users to their state or local election office website to help them find where to vote.
Embed on Your Site
By embedding Where to Vote Search on your website, you can drive traffic to your site and equip your audience with a centralized, easy-to-use resource to find their polling places. Where to Vote Search functions like other TurboVote search experiences, such as Sample Ballot Search and Election Search, making it easy to share with your audience and seamless to embed.
To get started embedding Where to Vote Search:
- See the embed in action on our demo site
- Learn more about embedding TurboVote on your site and request your embed code
- Use Embed Page Transport URLs to direct users to Where to Vote Search within an existing TurboVote embed
Promotion Ideas
Why It Matters
Voters cannot cast a ballot if they do not know where to vote. Because polling places and voting options often change—something that can be confusing for voters and discourage them from participating—it’s important that voters have easy access to accurate and up-to-date voting location information. Many polling place lookup tools can be difficult to find online or complicated to use.
Best Practices
You can promote Where to Vote as part of your get-out-the-vote communications. Encourage your audience to make a plan to cast a ballot by locating their polling place or ballot drop-off location well before Election Day. Review the TurboVote elections calendar for a complete list of upcoming elections.
There are several ways to implement Where to Vote. You can decide when to promote the tool based on your GOTV strategy or the needs of your voter engagement program.
Where to Vote Search: Users enter their address to find where to vote
- Embed the Where to Vote search box directly on your website
- Share a link that directs users to the tool within any existing TurboVote embed (e.g.,
www.YOURWEBSITE.com/?tv-p=/search/where-to-vote/address) - Link to your destination site:
[yourURL].turbovote.org/search/where-to-vote/address
Voting Hub: Users can discover Where to Vote after entering their address on your TurboVote homepage
- Embed the hub directly on your website
- Link to your destination site:
[yourURL].turbovote.org
Share Personalized Links: Existing users can find where to vote in a single click, based on the address associated with their account
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