Election administrators, boards of elections, and civic organizations need to help voters find their assigned polling place, verify registration status, and provide information about voting eligibility.
The Voting Location Lookup Form Template from WPForms helps election offices collect voter information, verify registration status, display polling locations on an interactive map with location selection.
Exploring the Voting Location Lookup Form Template
This template works for county boards of elections, state election offices, voter advocacy organizations, civic engagement nonprofits, or any group helping voters locate their polling place. Here’s what’s included:
- Voter Full Name (First + Last): Captures the voter’s full name for registration verification.
- Email Address: Provides a contact point for sending polling location confirmations.
- Phone Number: Gives election offices a direct line for registration assistance.
- Home Address: Collects the voter’s registered address to determine the correct polling precinct.
- Date of Birth (Date): Verifies voter identity for registration lookup and confirms age eligibility (18+ for most elections).
- Are you currently registered to vote at this address? (Multiple Choice): Screens registration status to identify voters who may need to register or update their address.
- What type of help do you need? (Multiple Choice): Captures voter assistance needs so election staff can provide targeted support.
- Preferred Contact Method (Dropdown): Lets voters indicate how they want to receive information (Email, Phone, Text/SMS, Mail) for follow-up communication.
- Are you a U.S. citizen and will you be 18 or older by Election Day? (Multiple Choice): Verifies basic voting eligibility (Yes / No / Not sure / Prefer not to say) to determine whether the voter qualifies to register.
- Voting Locations Closest to You! (Map Field): Displays assigned polling locations or nearby voting centers on an interactive map with radio button selection so voters can identify their correct voting site.
Customizing the Map Experience (Geolocation Addon + Map Field)
The Voting Locations Closest to You! field uses the Map Field to display polling locations near the voter’s registered address. It requires WPForms Pro or higher license levels and the Geolocation Addon configured with a valid Google Maps or Mapbox API key.
Without a valid API key, the map won’t render and address autocomplete won’t function. This template is pre-configured with Allow Location Selection enabled, which means:
- Multiple locations required: You must add 2+ polling locations using the repeater tool. Each location supports a unique Location Name, Address (with autocomplete via Google Places or Mapbox Search), and Marker (choose an icon from the Icon Library with a custom color, or upload your own image).
- Show List of Locations is automatically enabled when you turn on Allow Location Selection, displaying location names and addresses beneath the map with radio buttons for voter selection.
- Zoom behavior: Because this template uses multiple locations, the map auto-fits all markers into view and the zoom dropdown becomes disabled.
Additional Customization Options:
- Custom markers: Use the Icon Library with color picker for a clean, official look or upload a custom marker image (useful for distinguishing Election Day polling places from early voting centers, or highlighting accessible voting locations).
- Cleaner map controls: If you want a simpler “find your polling place” display, you can hide fullscreen, map type, street view, camera control, zoom buttons, or disable dragging and mouse zooming to limit interactions.
- Nearby bias (optional): “Find Nearby Location” can be enabled to use browser geolocation and bias autocomplete results toward the voter’s area, helping voters identify which polling location is closest to their registered address.
Ready to Help Voters Find Their Polling Place?
Use this template to collect voter information, verify registration status, and show voters their polling locations on an interactive map. Get WPForms Pro to access the Map field and Geolocation Addon, then customize the voter assistance questions and polling locations for your jurisdiction.
