{
  "name": "chart-voterfile-access",
  "title": "Chart data: Where voter files are free, with no account or form",
  "description": "The data behind the chart “Where voter files are free, with no account or form” (post 14), as of 2026-10-23. State and county election office access policies. Cheapest paid files: Pennsylvania about $20, Alaska about $21.",
  "updated": "2026-10-23",
  "licence": "CC BY 4.0",
  "licenceUrl": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "attribution": "Carmena’s Overton & Electoral Research",
  "attribution_required": true,
  "citation": "Carmena’s Overton & Electoral Research. “Chart data: Where voter files are free, with no account or form” (CSV). Last updated 2026-10-23. https://carmenaresearch.com/data/public/chart-voterfile-access.csv. Licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "csv": "https://carmenaresearch.com/data/public/chart-voterfile-access.csv",
  "page": "https://carmenaresearch.com/data/#chart-voterfile-access",
  "columns": [
    {
      "name": "place",
      "description": "Place"
    },
    {
      "name": "access",
      "description": "Access"
    }
  ],
  "caveats": [
    "Cheapest paid files: Pennsylvania about $20, Alaska about $21."
  ],
  "rows": [
    {
      "place": "North Carolina",
      "access": "Free statewide, no account or form"
    },
    {
      "place": "Ohio",
      "access": "Free statewide, no account or form"
    },
    {
      "place": "Clark County, Nevada",
      "access": "Free, no account or form"
    },
    {
      "place": "Some Texas counties (e.g. Tarrant)",
      "access": "Free, no account or form"
    },
    {
      "place": "Pennsylvania",
      "access": "Paid, about $20"
    },
    {
      "place": "Alaska",
      "access": "Paid, about $21"
    },
    {
      "place": "Most other states",
      "access": "Purchase, form or account needed"
    }
  ]
}