start_election_draft
Start an election for someone without an account
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Build a complete election (ballot, schedule, verification, voter emails) for a person who does not have a vote.direct account yet, and get the link where they claim it: they open it, create an account with their email, and the election appears in their dashboard ready to review and publish. Nothing is charged and no voter is contacted until they do. The link expires in 48 hours. For a person who has an account, or will sign in, create_election_draft works in their account directly.
Input schema
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| title | string | yes | Election title voters see, e.g. "2026 Board of Directors Election". |
| description | string | no | Optional instructions or background shown above the ballot. Plain text. |
| organization_name | string | no | Association name shown to voters and used as the email sender name. Defaults to the account's organization. |
| questions | array | yes | The ballot, in order. |
| opens_at | string | no | When voting opens, ISO 8601 with offset. Omit to open when published. |
| closes_at | string | yes | When voting closes, ISO 8601 with offset, e.g. 2026-11-12T17:00:00-07:00. Must be in the future. |
| timezone | string | yes | IANA timezone of the association, e.g. America/Denver. Voters see times in it. |
| verification | string | no | email: every voter confirms a code sent to their email (included free). email_or_sms: voters may also confirm by text message (paid elections only; elections of 25 voters or fewer are email-only). |
| secret_ballot | boolean | no | Keep who voted for what private from the organizer. Defaults to true. |
| results | string | no | after_close (default): voters see results once voting closes. live: running totals while voting is open. owner_only: only the organizer sees results. |
| quorum | object | no | Optional quorum: {type: "percentage" | "count", threshold}. E.g. {type: "percentage", threshold: 25} means a quarter of eligible voters must vote. |
| state | string | no | Two-letter US state code of the association (e.g. CA). Turns on that state's election-law checks before publishing. |
| community_type | string | no | hoa or condo, when the state rules differ between them. |
| vote_type | string | no | What the vote decides, for the state-law checks. |
| voters | array | no | The eligible voters (the roster), one per owner/member. Email addresses only; people reached by text or mail are added by the organizer on the election page. |
Raw JSON schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"title": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Election title voters see, e.g. \"2026 Board of Directors Election\"."
},
"description": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Optional instructions or background shown above the ballot. Plain text."
},
"organization_name": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Association name shown to voters and used as the email sender name. Defaults to the account's organization."
},
"questions": {
"type": "array",
"minItems": 1,
"description": "The ballot, in order.",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"text": {
"type": "string",
"description": "The question or race, e.g. \"Elect three directors\"."
},
"description": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Optional help text under the question."
},
"type": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"single_choice",
"multiple_choice",
"yes_no",
"ranked_choice",
"approval",
"cumulative",
"open_text"
],
"description": "single_choice: pick one. multiple_choice: pick up to `seats` (a multi-seat board race). yes_no: approve or reject a motion (Yes/No options are added automatically). ranked_choice: rank candidates; instant runoff for one seat, single transferable vote when seats > 1. approval: approve any number of candidates. cumulative: each voter spreads `seats` votes (minimum 2) across candidates, used where bylaws require cumulative voting. open_text: a written answer."
},
"options": {
"type": "array",
"description": "Candidates or choices; required (at least 2) for every type except yes_no and open_text. A string, or {text, description} to include a candidate statement.",
"items": {
"oneOf": [
{
"type": "string"
},
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"text": {
"type": "string"
},
"description": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"text"
]
}
]
}
},
"seats": {
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 1,
"description": "How many winners (board seats). multiple_choice: the \"vote for up to N\" limit. ranked_choice/approval/cumulative: seats to fill."
},
"allow_write_in": {
"type": "boolean",
"description": "Let voters write in one candidate (single_choice, multiple_choice, approval, cumulative)."
},
"include_abstain": {
"type": "boolean",
"description": "Add an \"Abstain\" choice that counts toward turnout but never wins (yes_no, single_choice, multiple_choice, approval)."
},
"required": {
"type": "boolean",
"description": "Whether a voter must answer. Defaults to true, except open_text."
}
},
"required": [
"text",
"type"
]
}
},
"opens_at": {
"type": "string",
"format": "date-time",
"description": "When voting opens, ISO 8601 with offset. Omit to open when published."
},
"closes_at": {
"type": "string",
"format": "date-time",
"description": "When voting closes, ISO 8601 with offset, e.g. 2026-11-12T17:00:00-07:00. Must be in the future."
},
"timezone": {
"type": "string",
"description": "IANA timezone of the association, e.g. America/Denver. Voters see times in it."
},
"verification": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"email",
"email_or_sms"
],
"description": "email: every voter confirms a code sent to their email (included free). email_or_sms: voters may also confirm by text message (paid elections only; elections of 25 voters or fewer are email-only)."
},
"secret_ballot": {
"type": "boolean",
"description": "Keep who voted for what private from the organizer. Defaults to true."
},
"results": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"after_close",
"live",
"owner_only"
],
"description": "after_close (default): voters see results once voting closes. live: running totals while voting is open. owner_only: only the organizer sees results."
},
"quorum": {
"type": "object",
"description": "Optional quorum: {type: \"percentage\" | \"count\", threshold}. E.g. {type: \"percentage\", threshold: 25} means a quarter of eligible voters must vote.",
"properties": {
"type": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"percentage",
"count"
]
},
"threshold": {
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 1
}
},
"required": [
"type",
"threshold"
]
},
"state": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Two-letter US state code of the association (e.g. CA). Turns on that state's election-law checks before publishing."
},
"community_type": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"hoa",
"condo"
],
"description": "hoa or condo, when the state rules differ between them."
},
"vote_type": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"board_election",
"budget",
"amendment",
"resolution",
"custom"
],
"description": "What the vote decides, for the state-law checks."
},
"voters": {
"type": "array",
"maxItems": 2000,
"description": "The eligible voters (the roster), one per owner/member. Email addresses only; people reached by text or mail are added by the organizer on the election page.",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"email": {
"type": "string",
"format": "email"
},
"name": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Owner or member name, shown on the roster."
},
"unit": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Unit, lot or address label, e.g. \"Unit 4B\"."
}
},
"required": [
"email"
]
}
}
},
"required": [
"title",
"questions",
"closes_at",
"timezone"
]
}