Verify voters by email

Limiting responses by Email address is the strictest option that works with an open link. Each voter confirms their address before their response counts, and every address can respond once.

Turn it on

1. Open the poll’s Settings tab.
2. Under Access, set Duplicate check to Email address.
3. Share the link as usual.

What voters see

Before they can submit, voters enter their email address. We email them a code, and they type it in to confirm. It takes about half a minute.

Throwaway inboxes from disposable email services are not accepted, so nobody can create a pile of fake addresses.

Skip the code with personal invites

If you send email invites from the Share tab, each person gets a personal link. People who open their personal link count as confirmed automatically, so they don’t need a code.

When to use something else

• If voters don’t want to share an email address, use unique codes instead. Codes are anonymous.
• If an email didn’t arrive, see Voters didn’t get the verification email.