Your ballot, in plain English

Understand your ballot.
Make your own call.

Ballot Brief gives you clear, unbiased context on every race and measure on your ballot — so you can vote with confidence.

No account required. We don't store your address or track your choices.

✓  Updated in real time for your election
✓  No political affiliation. No agenda.
✓  Sources cited for every summary
✓  Covers all 50 states
How it works

Your ballot, simplified.

Ballots are long. The research behind them is longer. Ballot Brief does that work for you — distilling what each race and measure actually means, so the decision itself is straightforward.

01
Enter your address
We identify your exact ballot — every race and measure specific to your precinct, city, county, and state.
02
We research each item
Our AI pulls from trusted sources — local news, Ballotpedia, official voter guides — and synthesizes what matters.
03
Read plain-language summaries
Each race and measure gets a clear breakdown: what it does, who's behind it, what each side argues, and who tends to support it.
04
Vote with confidence
You leave knowing your choices. We never tell you how to vote — that part is yours.
Our mission

An informed electorate
is a healthier one.

Civic participation matters. But our political system is complex, our ballots are long, and most people don't have hours to research every race and measure before they vote. That gap leads to skipped ballots, undervotes, and disengagement — not from apathy, but from feeling unprepared.

Ballot Brief exists to close that gap. We believe that when people understand what they're voting on, they vote. Our goal is a more engaged, more informed electorate — regardless of which way that electorate leans.

Sources always cited
Every summary links to the original reporting. You can verify anything we say in seconds.
Both sides, always
Every measure and contested race includes the strongest arguments from each perspective.
Values-based framing
We tell you who tends to support each position — not who you should agree with.
No account, no tracking
We don't store your address, log your choices, or build a profile. In and out.
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