About the Site
Why this Site Exists
This site was inspired by the discussion of voter ID requirements during President Trump's State of the Union address on February 23, 2026.
Every state has its own rules for voter registration, ID requirements, early voting, and mail-in ballots. Finding accurate, up-to-date information can sometimes mean navigating multiple different websites with varying levels of clarity.
This site aims to bring all of that information together in one place, making it easy for any citizen to understand what's required to register and to vote in their state.
In addition, state voting laws are changing rapidly, with new legislation being introduced and passed in many states. This site also provides news updates on recent changes to voting laws, so visitors can stay informed about the evolving landscape of voting rights in the US.
Research Methodology
The data on this site is compiled by cross-referencing multiple authoritative sources for each state.
- Official state election websites — These are the primary sources for each state's current requirements; you can find links to these on each state's page.
- National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) — The site contains comprehensive databases on voter ID laws, registration policies, and election procedures. A search for the word 'voting' on their site will yield a wealth of information about various aspects of state election laws.
- Ballotpedia — This site is the digital encyclopedia of American politics, and the nation’s premier resource for unbiased information on elections, politics, and policy.
- Vote.org — This organization is the largest nonprofit, nonpartisan voting registration and get-out-the-vote technology platform in America. It has some amazing resources to help you locate your polling place, track your ballot, check your registration, and much more.
- Recent news coverage — Reporting on newly enacted or pending legislation that may affect voting requirements is identified and links to recent news are provided for each state's entry.
Each state's data is examined against these sources. When sources conflict, the official state election website takes precedence.
Because election laws change frequently at the state level, the research on this site will be reviewed periodically and updated as needed.
What You Will NOT Find on this Site
Ads: This site is completely ad-free. There are no advertisements of any kind on this site.
Partisan Content: Aside from my own views, expressed below, regarding the importance of voting rights, this site is intended to be a non-partisan resource. The information provided is based on official sources, without any political bias or commentary.
Voter Guides or Endorsements: This site does not provide any voter guides, candidate endorsements, or recommendations on how to vote. The focus is solely on providing information about voting requirements and recent legislative changes.
Personal Data Collection: This site does not collect any personal data from visitors. There are no forms, tracking cookies, or analytics tools that gather information about users.
Information about voting in US Territories: This site currently focuses on the 50 states plus Washington DC. It does not include information about voting requirements in US territories, including Puerto Rico, Guam, US Virgin Islands, American Samoa, or the Northern Marianas Islands. Residents of these territories cannot vote for President or voting members of Congress in general elections. Their participation is limited to Presidential primaries where they can send delegates to party nominating conventions, but they do not have voting representation in the general election for federal offices.
Who is Behind this Site
The site was built by Bob Monsour, a retired technology executive and software engineer, with the use of Claude Code.
As someone who follows politics, I have found it particularly distressing to see all of the talk about voter suppression and the erosion of voting rights. This is occurring at all levels of government, from the state level and all the way up to the Supreme Court with it's relatively recent "gutting" of the Voting Rights Act in two decisions (Shelby County v. Holder, and Brnovich v. Democratic National Committee).
It is my sincere hope that this site can provide voters with information to help them get registered to vote and to make their voice heard at the ballot box as well as to help them see what is happening with regard to emerging legislation and other efforts to change the voting laws in their state.
The effort to build this site began during the recent State of the Union address on February 23, 2026. After a few hours of using Claude Code, the initial site was developed. Over the following days, additional research was done to verify the information, capture the corrections made, and log those corrections. There is an active Change Log identifying updates to all of the states, and changes to each state's requirements are added to the details for that state. In addition, recent news items have been captured for each state to provide visibility into the ongoing legislative activity around voting laws.
Because election laws change frequently at the state level, this research will be reviewed periodically and updated as needed.
A note about data integrity: All of the voter registration requirements, voting requirements, and news items presented on this site have been gathered using AI as a research tool. As a result, it is possible that some of the information provided on this site is not accurate. The site provides direct links to the official state election websites for each state. Visitors to this site are encouraged to use those official sites as the ultimate source of truth for the voter registration and voting requirements in their state.
The Technology Stack
The site is built with Eleventy, an open source static site generator that provides for great performance and easy deployment. The data for each state is stored in JSON files, which are processed by Eleventy to generate the individual state pages.
Future Plans
Here are a few more things I'd like to add to the site:
- Per-state RSS feeds for the change log
- Per-state RSS feeds for new news items
- Automatically update the news and corrections weekly
Got Feedback?
If you have any feedback or suggestions, please contact me via email.