Ballot image comparison
Review sample ballot images against your entered data. Candidate names, contest titles, party labels, office wording, all in one place. Because a ballot image and a spreadsheet should tell the exact same story.
Ballot proofing support
Every ballot
Every ballot
deserves a second look.
You know the feeling. A candidate name is misspelled. A precinct gets the wrong style. A race lands in the wrong order. And you find out after the ballots are already at the printer. Parallel2Software gives your team one more structured pass before any of that becomes your problem.
20 years in election operations
Ballot programmer with 60+ jurisdictions
Catches issues before print
"I have spent 20 years in elections. Ballot programming has been a big part of that work, across 60+ jurisdictions. Reprints happen. Parallel2Software exists because they do not
have to."
Staci Howard · Founder, Parallel2Software · Systems Analyst
What's inside
No new system to learn. Just a better way to check what you are already checking.
This does not replace your voting system or vendor. It gives your staff a more organized way to check ballot information before final approval so nothing falls through the cracks.
Candidate name verification
Spelling, name order, race placement, presentation. These are the things that get missed under deadline pressure. Check them deliberately, before a candidate or voter finds it for you.
Precinct and ballot style review
Track which precincts get which styles. Missing styles and unexpected combinations surface before L&A, not during it. Especially critical when boundaries have recently changed.
Race-by-race checklist
Walk reviewers through each contest and candidate in a structured, documented way. So when someone asks later what was checked, you have an answer.
Discrepancy tracking
Capture issues, notes, and open questions in one place. A clean record that follows the ballot all the way to approval.
Redistricting changes everything on the ballot.
When states redraw maps, precincts shift, districts change, and ballot styles multiply. New boundaries mean new combinations that have never been proofed before. That is exactly when errors happen and exactly when a second structured review pass matters most. If your jurisdiction is working through redistricting, that is when Parallel2Software earns its place.
How it works
There has never been a tool built just for this.
The riskiest moment in any election cycle is the stretch between ballot programming and print. Parallel2Software puts a structured review layer in that window. Not to replace your judgment but to support it.
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Data gets organized
Precincts, parties, contests, candidates, split assignments. Everything lands in one clean reference point so reviewers are not bouncing between spreadsheets and PDFs.
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Sample ballots get checked
Ballot images from the vendor process are compared against your entered data. A candidate name that does not match. A contest that shows up on the wrong style. Those things surface here, not at L&A.
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Issues get documented
Notes, mismatches, and open questions go into a structured format. A clear record your office can actually stand behind.
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Your office makes the call
Parallel2Software supports the review process. Every final decision about ballot approval belongs to your election office. That does not change.
Who it's for
For the election official who checks twice and can prove it.
This is for the official who wants to look anyone in the eye and say with confidence that they reviewed everything and have the record to show it.
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The official who treats ballot review as a deliberate process
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Offices that want clear documentation of what was reviewed and when
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Counties heading into candidate review, ballot proofing, L&A, and print with a lot on the line
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Anyone working through redistricting who knows new boundaries mean new chances for something to slip through
Ready to talk through what this looks like for your office?
Tell me about your upcoming election, your ballot complexity, where the pressure points are. We will take it from there.
Schedule a Demo