List matching help
Match a contact list against the voter file and resolve the gaps.
Use this guide to match a donor, volunteer, or supporter list to voter records, read the match confidence, and work the review and registration-chase outcomes.
List types you can match
DonorVolunteerMemberSupporterEndorser
Match status
Matched
Found a confident voter-file record.
Ambiguous
More than one plausible record; needs review.
Unmatched
No voter-file record found.
Match confidence
Exact
A precise match on the key fields.
Strong
High-confidence match with minor differences.
Possible
A candidate worth a human look.
None
No usable match.
Review outcomesFor anything not cleanly matched
Needs follow-up
Set aside for a person to resolve.
Likely unregistered
Probably not on the voter file.
Bad contact
The contact data looks wrong.
Not in district
A real voter, but outside the target area.
Resolved
Reviewed and settled.
Registration chaseOutcomes when following up an unmatched contact
RegisteredWrong numberMovedDuplicateDeclinedNeeds more info