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Changelog

Jan 19, 2026

You can now export timesheets for all your canvassers directly from the Canvassers page.

How to use

  1. Navigate to Portal > Canvassers

  2. Select a date range using the date picker

  3. Click the Export Timesheets button in the top right

  4. Find your export in the Data Exports section when it's ready to download

What's included in the export

The CSV export is organized by canvasser and includes:

  • Canvasser information: Name, email, and phone number

  • Daily breakdown: Each date the canvasser worked

  • Work periods: Start time, end time, duration, and doors knocked for each active period

  • Totals: Summary of total hours, doors knocked, and doors/hour for each canvasser

This makes it easy to review canvasser activity and generate payroll reports for your field team.

January 6, 2026

Canvassing

  • Precinct-Based Routes: Canvassing routes can now be organized by precinct, making it easier to target specific voting districts

  • Route Finder: You can now search for any voter or address to quickly find which canvass route they belong to from the canvass detail page.

  • Route Map Improvements: The mobile route map now automatically fits to show all precinct boundaries when viewing precinct-based routes

  • Mark Canvassed Homes Directly from the Admin Dashboard: You can now mark household canvass statuses directly from the admin canvass details page without needing to be in the field with the mobile app.


January 5, 2026

Voter Portal

  • District Maps: Voter detail pages now display an interactive map showing the voter's district boundaries

  • Join Codes: Join codes are now clickable to easily copy them to your clipboard

  • Warning for Non-Targeted Voters: Mobile voter lookup now shows a clear warning when viewing voters not in your current target list


January 1-4, 2026

Voter Lookup

  • Standalone Voter Lookup Page: New dedicated page for searching and looking up voters outside of canvassing mode

  • Improved Search Modal: Enhanced voter search experience with better scrolling on iOS devices and improved layout


December 28-30, 2025

Phone Banking

  • Predictive Dialer: New predictive dialing system for more efficient phone banking campaigns

  • Phone Banking System: Complete phone banking infrastructure with caller management and session tracking

Permissions

  • Granular Permissions: Organizations can now set specific permissions for individual users, controlling access to different features


December 26-27, 2025

Notes

  • Voter Notes System: New notes feature allowing you to add, edit, and manage notes on individual voters

  • Optimistic Editing: Notes save instantly with background sync for a smoother experience

  • Mobile Notes Interface: Dedicated notes screens in the mobile app for easy note management while canvassing

  • Notes Reporting Portal: Notes entered by canvassers are now saved and searchable in the web portal under Tags > Notes. Full-text search, date and method filters (Canvass/Phone/Lookup), per-voter views, and household note support are available. The canvass CSV export does not include note text.


December 23-24, 2025

Voter Data

  • RNC Model Scores: Voter lookup detail pages now display RNC propensity model scores (turnout likelihood, support scores, etc.)

  • InfoGroup Enrichment: Enhanced voter demographic data through InfoGroup data integration

  • District Statistics: New district-level statistics tracking for better campaign insights

Team Management

  • Improved Invitations: Email extraction from pasted text makes it easier to invite multiple team members at once

  • Duplicate Prevention: System now prevents sending duplicate invitation emails


December 19-22, 2025

SMS

  • Emoji Detection: SMS composer now detects emojis and special characters that may affect message delivery or cost

  • Character Analysis: Better visibility into which characters in your message may cause issues


December 8-12, 2025

Dashboard

  • Demographics Section: New demographics breakdown on the dashboard showing age and other demographic distributions

  • Voter Sentiment Card: Enhanced voter sentiment visualization on the dashboard

Activity Tracking

  • User Activity Monitoring: Track user activity across the platform for better engagement insights

Precinct Panel

  • Improved Empty States: Better messaging when precinct data is not available

  • Enhanced Filtering: Improved precinct filtering and sorting capabilities


December 1-5, 2025

File Processing Improvements: Better handling of file processing with line count verification

Invite Emails: Team members now receive email invitations when added to organizations


November 24-30, 2025

Polling

  • Polling Feature Launch: New comprehensive polling system for conducting voter surveys

  • Poll Management: Create, manage, archive, and unarchive polls

  • Poll Analytics: View response rates, completion statistics, and demographic breakdowns

  • SMS Context Snippets: Add context snippets to SMS poll invitations

  • Learn About Polling: Educational resources and documentation for polling best practices

Feature Waitlist

  • Waitlist System: Request access to upcoming features before they launch


November 19-21, 2025

Groups

  • Group Members Page: New dedicated page showing all members of a voter group


November 17-18, 2025

Email

  • Voter Contact Management: Enhanced management of voter email and phone contact information

Phone Banking

  • Device Token Management: Better handling of phone device tokens for browser-based calling


November 10-14, 2025

District Data

  • Daily Voter Count Refresh: Automatic daily updates of district voter counts for active organizations

Canvasser Management

  • Timesheet Calculations: Improved timesheet tracking for canvasser work hours


November 1-4, 2025

SMS

  • Unsubscribe Management: New SMS opt-out management and unsubscribed voter lists

  • Unsubscribe Filtering: GROUP_SMS exports now automatically filter out unsubscribed voters

Credits & Billing

  • CSV Export: Export credit spending breakdown and purchase history to CSV

  • Timezone Handling: Credit usage now displays in your organization's timezone


October 28-31, 2025

Phone Banking

  • Power Dialer Improvements: Better audio feedback controls during power dialer calls

  • Audio Persistence Fix: Resolved issue with audio not persisting correctly on mobile dialers

  • BFCache Support: Improved handling when returning to dialer via browser back/forward


October 17-21, 2025

Data Export

  • Meta Ads Export: Enhanced export format for Meta (Facebook) advertising audiences with additional date fields

  • Email-Only Export: New export type for email-focused campaigns

  • Addressing Formats: Choose between different addressing formats when exporting data

  • Vendor Emails: Option to include vendor email addresses in exports

Data Import

  • Import History: View history of managed data imports with download capability for unmatched rows

  • Statistics Module: New statistics dashboard for data processing insights


October 14-16, 2025

SMS

  • Enhanced Voter Info: Incoming SMS messages now show voter information when available

  • Phone Call Integration: Phone calls now linked to call sets for better organization


October 12-13, 2025

Canvassing

  • Archived Canvass Validation: System now validates when working with archived canvasses

  • Route Refresh Webhook: Automatic refresh of canvass route content when data changes

  • Stale Marker Handling: Better handling of outdated route markers

Filters

  • Date Filter: New date filtering capability for more precise voter targeting


October 7-10, 2025

Data Processing

  • Survey Collection Source: Track which collection source (mobile, web, etc.) survey responses came from

  • Email Handling Improvements: Better logic for handling email data during exports

Support

  • SMS Registration Tickets: Support ticket creation integrated with SMS registration process


October 7, 2025

Voter History

  • Absentee Harvest Processing: New processing pipeline for absentee ballot tracking data

  • Vote History Staging: Improved voter history data processing with staging support


New: Data Import & Tagging (October 2025)

A major expansion of data import capabilities is now available. You can add brand-new people who aren't in your voter file or update existing records. All imports revolve around tags that connect the data to outreach tools.

Key Features

  • Two import modes: Add Voter Data (for new records) and Update Voter Data (for adding contact info/tags to existing voters)

  • Direct import into any existing tag from the Tags page

  • Dynamic tagging: map a CSV column to automatically create and apply tags based on unique values (e.g., Support Level)

  • Advanced matching with normalization (phones, emails, addresses, names with fuzzy logic) and multiple match-field AND logic

  • Automatic Voter Group creation when adding new voters

  • Full import history with unmatched record CSV download for troubleshooting

  • Imported data can be used for SMS, phone banking, email, and direct mail (but not canvassing)

See the new Data Import & Tagging Guide for complete step-by-step instructions, CSV preparation tips, matching best practices, limitations, and FAQ.

By Bryce·Published 1/7/2026·Updated 8/27/2026

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