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How do you understand a ballot measure with AI? To understand a ballot measure with AI, paste the official text and ask what a yes vote and a no vote would do, quoting that text. The chat does not recommend a vote, a candidate, or what to believe. You check every sentence against the official text. Registration, your polling place, and deadlines come from Vote.gov, USAGov, and your state or county election office. Rules vary by state.
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Which guide should I open first?
Start with Understand your ballot measures with AI before you vote. You bring the official text from your sample ballot or election office voter guide. The chat translates it with quotes. You decide, and you confirm the place and the deadline on the official pages.
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What should you know before you start?
The Federal Election Commission says Tuesday, November 3, 2026, is the next regularly scheduled federal General Election date, and that elections are run under state law at the state and local level. A primary, a local election, or a special election can fall on another day. The FEC says those dates can change. Read the date on your election office page. Do not treat November 3 as every deadline.
Vote.gov says many election offices post sample ballots online. USAGov says your state may mail a sample ballot or let you download one from its election site, and that unofficial sample ballots from nonprofits may not look the same. Paste the official measure text. If a sentence is not in that text, it is not a fact yet. The chat must not tell you how to vote.
Vote.gov says there is no national voter registration deadline. In some states the last day is 30 days before Election Day, and in others you can register on Election Day. USAGov's how-to-vote page covers Election Day, early voting, and mail voting. Your polling place and hours come from your state or county election office. USAGov points to Can I Vote, which links to your state's election website, to check registration. Leave voter ID numbers, Social Security numbers, and photos of IDs out of the chat.
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Common questions
These are the questions people ask before they open a guide.
Can AI choose how I should vote?
No. It can restate the official text you paste, with quotes for a yes vote and a no vote. You decide. This page does not pick candidates or tell you what to believe.
Where is the official text?
On your sample ballot or in the voter guide from your state or county election office. Vote.gov and USAGov both point you there. A campaign mailer is not that text.
Which date do I use?
The date your election office prints for the election on your ballot. The FEC's November 3, 2026, date is the next federal general election. Other elections can be on other days, and rules vary by state.
What should I not paste?
A voter ID number, a Social Security number, a driver's license, a photo of an ID, and a street address you do not need. The state, the county, and the measure text are enough.