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Terms of Service

These terms describe how the current Ballot Clarity website may be used, what the service is designed to do, and the limits that apply to the public site.

Effective Jun 12, 2026, 12:00 AM

Acceptance

Who these terms apply to

By accessing or using the Ballot Clarity website at https://ballotclarity.org, you agree to these Terms of Service and the Privacy Notice.
If you do not agree to these terms, do not use the site.
The public site does not require a public account, although separate private editorial authentication exists for editorial operations.

Operator and notices

Who operates the site and how to send notice

Ballot Clarity is currently operated by Jacob Anderson.
Operational questions, corrections, and formal notices can be sent through the public contact page or protected email link below.
A separate postal notice address is not currently published for this service, so the public contact page and protected email link are the notice channels for this service.

Governing law and venue

Which legal terms apply

These public site terms are governed by the laws of State of Georgia, without regard to conflict-of-law rules that would require a different jurisdiction's law to apply.
Any claim that must be filed in court should be brought in state or federal courts located in Georgia, unless a different venue is required by non-waivable law.

Service scope

What the service includes today

Ballot lookup and location-based ballot guides.
Candidate, measure, compare, methodology, neutrality, privacy, accessibility, and help pages.
Printable or shareable ballot-guide views generated by the site.
Public contact and correction-request pages.

Informational limits

What the service is not

The site provides civic information, not legal advice, campaign advice, election-administration advice, or individualized voting advice.
Ballot Clarity does not endorse candidates, recommend ballot positions, or present contests as a leaderboard.
Plain-language measure explanations and candidate summaries are intended to make public records more readable, not to replace the official source text.

Sources and timeliness

How to use source-backed information responsibly

Where possible, Ballot Clarity cites official records, primary public documents, candidate-provided materials, and other nonpartisan supporting sources.
Election information can change quickly. Filing status, polling logistics, deadlines, and ballot composition should be confirmed with the relevant election office before you rely on them.
Provider-returned ballot previews, candidate lists, contest lists, or measure summaries are not the official ballot and are not treated as a fully reviewed local guide unless Ballot Clarity labels them that way. Verify your exact ballot with the linked official state or local voter/ballot tool.
Source links may lead to third-party sites. Ballot Clarity does not control those sites and does not endorse every statement or policy they contain.

Read methodology Read neutrality policy

Permitted use and limited license

How you may use Ballot Clarity content

You may view, print, and share Ballot Clarity pages or ballot guides for personal, educational, journalistic, research, or other lawful noncommercial public-interest use.
You may quote limited excerpts with attribution and without removing source labels, update dates, coverage notices, or neutrality caveats.
You may not present Ballot Clarity content as an official government publication, a campaign endorsement, or your own original election record without clear attribution.

Ownership

Who owns what on the site

Ballot Clarity retains rights in its original site design, compilation choices, original summaries, rubric text, and other project-created material except where another owner is identified.
Official records, filing systems, candidate materials, and other third-party source documents remain subject to the rights and terms of their respective publishers.
Using the site does not transfer ownership of Ballot Clarity content, trademarks, or source records.

Prohibited conduct

How the service may and may not be used

Do not overload, probe, attack, reverse engineer, or interfere with the site, its hosting, or its source systems.
Do not use automated access in a way that bypasses rate limits, harms reliability, or creates misleading bulk republication of the service.
Do not attempt to access private editorial or review pages unless you are explicitly authorized to use them.
Do not use the site to impersonate an election office, spread voter confusion, or create fraudulent voting materials.
Do not remove coverage notices, source context, correction notes, or trust signals when redistributing content.
Do not submit knowingly false correction requests, malicious files, or sensitive personal information that the project does not need.

Suspension and access control

When access can be restricted

Ballot Clarity may suspend, block, or rate-limit access that threatens reliability, security, source integrity, legal compliance, or other users' access to the service.
Private editorial access may be disabled when credentials are misused, when an account is no longer authorized, or when an operational incident requires lockdown.
Suspension or blocking may occur without advance notice when the risk is security-sensitive or time-critical.

Corrections and submissions

What happens when you send information to the project

Correction and dispute requests should go through the public contact page so the project can review the claim against sources.
If you send feedback, supporting documents, or correction materials, you represent that you have the right to share them and that they are accurate to the best of your knowledge.
Ballot Clarity may use submitted feedback and source suggestions to review, improve, and correct the service, while you keep any rights you already own in your original material.
Accurate, well-sourced information may remain published even when it is unfavorable to a candidate, committee, or other subject.

Open correction path Read privacy notice

Changes to the service

How the terms change as the product changes

The effective date at the top of this page marks the current public version of these terms.
Material changes should be posted on this page before or when they take effect, with related updates made to the Privacy Policy and other trust pages where needed.
Continuing to use the public site after a materially updated version becomes effective means you accept the revised terms.
If Ballot Clarity later adds accounts, newsletters, donations, APIs, or user-submission features, additional or revised terms may apply.
If those features are added, the public terms, privacy notice, and operational policies will be updated before or when the features become available.

Disclaimers

Service limits and liability posture

The site is provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis, and coverage varies by jurisdiction, source availability, and review status.

Ballot Clarity does not guarantee that every page will be complete, current, uninterrupted, secure, or free from error.

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, Ballot Clarity disclaims warranties of accuracy, merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement.

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, Ballot Clarity is not liable for indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages arising from use of the site.

Nothing in these terms is intended to waive liability that cannot lawfully be disclaimed, including liability for fraud, willful misconduct, or other non-waivable obligations under applicable law.

You remain responsible for confirming deadlines, polling logistics, filing status, and other time-sensitive election details with the relevant public authority.

Disputes and notices

How legal and formal issues should be raised today

If you believe a legal or factual issue needs review, start with the public contact path so the project can evaluate the issue and respond.
The current public terms do not impose arbitration or a class-action waiver on ordinary site visitors.
Any non-waivable consumer-protection or election-law rights remain in place regardless of these general website terms.

Contact

How to reach the project

Questions about these terms, corrections, or public-interest collaboration can be sent through the public contact page or the protected email link below.

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Formal notices should use the contact options listed here unless a written agreement or non-waivable law requires a different channel.