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Polling Booth Finder

Find your polling booth, what to bring and how to get there.

Beginner8h1 person16/20 fit
TL;DR

Build Polling Booth Finder for first-time voters in ~8h with 1 person. Stack: Next.js + Leaflet.

Why it wins: Civic engagement with a tiny build.

Build flow

01 · Problem
First-time voters skip voting because they do not know where or how.
02 · Solution
Look up the booth from public data, show directions, accessibility info and a checklist of documents.
03 · Build
  1. 1Load data
  2. 2Search
  3. 3Map
  4. 4Checklist
04 · Demo
Search an address and show the booth with the checklist.

MVP checklist

  • Booth lookup
  • Directions
  • Accessibility info
  • Checklist

Tech stack

TechRole
Next.jsFrontend + API routes
LeafletInteractive maps

Reference repos

Open-source projects you can build on. Links checked 2026-10-31.

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