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Counting the voters

Your key proves your ballot was counted. The voter list proves nobody slipped in extra ballots. Together, they mean one voter, one ballot.

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The list is locked before voting starts.

Before polls open, each precinct’s voter list is sealed with a fingerprint. Nobody can quietly pad it later.

People who register on election day are added in the open, one logged change at a time.

Precinct 12 voter list
1,986
Locked at 6:00 AM
+14
Same-day sign-ups, each logged
Fingerprint at lock7ac2…19d0
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Who voted is public. How is not.

Most states already make it public record whether you voted. Here it’s published for every precinct, so it can be matched against the ballots.

NameVoted?For whom?
Avery Chen✓ In personnever listed
Jordan Rivera✓ In personnever listed
Sam Okafor✓ By mailnever listed
Taylor Brooks—never listed
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The numbers have to match.

Not everyone registered votes, and that’s normal. But every precinct needs exactly one ballot per voter.

Precinct 12 · Sample CountyPublic record · anyone can download
0
Registered voters
Public voter roll
0
People who voted
Signed in or mailed a ballot
=
0
Ballots on the public list
Counted by anyone
Counting…

Look yourself up

Check you’re registered and marked as having voted. If it says you voted and you didn’t, you can report it.

Every gap explained

Small differences, like a spoiled ballot swapped for a fresh one, must be listed publicly. Unexplained ones are published and investigated.

Still secret

The list shows that you voted, never how. Who voted is already public record in most states.

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Look yourself up.

Check that you’re registered, and that you’re only marked as having voted if you actually did.

Jordan RiveraSample County
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Every small difference is explained.

Sometimes someone signs in and leaves without voting. Those cases are listed publicly, by reason. Any gap that can’t be explained is published next to the winning margin. If it could change who won, a court or election board decides, and can order a new vote.

Reconciliation · Precinct 12
Signed in
1,415
Left without voting
− 3
Ballots expected
1,412
Ballots on the list
1,412 ✓
Also listed: 6 spoiled ballots, swapped for fresh ones and never counted.
The short version
  • ✓The voter list is locked before voting starts, and every change is logged.
  • ✓Who voted is public. How they voted never is.
  • ✓In every precinct, ballots must equal the number of people who voted.
  • ✓You can look yourself up and spot a ballot cast in your name.
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