Precinct Finder

Precinct Finder is a web service provided at no additional cost to any county that uses Voter Focus. Once it is linked into the county’s website, the service allows voters to find their precinct polling place.

The information on polling places originates in the Voter Focus database, so any change to a polling place name or address should be done in ELECTIONS > Place Maintenance. The change will then be picked up automatically by the FVRSElecFiles program—which runs every two hours—and delivered to Precinct Finder.

Note: Updates to the List of Precincts, Office Holders List, and Statistics require an additional step. For more information, see Update Precinct Finder Information: Office Holders, List of Precincts, and Statistics Information.

The screenshot here shows an example of one way voters can access Precinct Finder. The link on your site need not look like this one. You can use a text link, a button, or a menu item—whatever works best with the design of your website.

When a voter clicks the link to Precinct Finder, they are taken to the Precinct Finder form, shown below. Here is an example of how the form can be presented. The form consists of the two fields at the bottom of the screenshot and the Submit button. A link to a list of all precincts in the county is at the bottom of the form. The instructions above the form were created by the county.

On the Precinct Finder form, the voter enters their house number and street name in the fields provided. As the voter types their street name, Precinct Finder displays a list of matches for the characters they’ve typed so far, as illustrated in the example below. This saves the voter from having to type the full street name. When their street name appears in the list, they can simply click to select it.

After entering their street number and name, the voter clicks Submit to access the Precinct Finder page for their precinct.