Understand My Ballot

This is the best path when the user's goal is, "Help me make sense of the next election."

Ballots come from Google Civic with generic contest shape — judicial and ballot-measure enrichment is not wired. See current coverage.

Default tool

• politiclaw_election_brief

Use it first because it checks setup, pulls ballot context, and returns one readable guide instead of forcing the user to assemble the answer from separate tools.

Focused follow-ups

• politiclaw_get_my_ballot for raw ballot data and logistics
• politiclaw_research_finance for a deeper look at a specific candidate
• politiclaw_score_representative for incumbents already in office

Setup prerequisites

Most ballot flows depend on:

• politiclaw_configure
• politiclaw_get_my_reps
• issue stances from politiclaw_configure or politiclaw_issue_stances

If anything seems broken, start with /politiclaw-doctor.