Enter the text you want to search for in the field you want to search on and click the Search button. The table shows two examples of simple searches.
| Search Criteria |
Results |
| Last Name: Smith |
Returns the first 25 Voters whose last name is 'SMITH'. |
| Street Name: Dawn |
Returns the first 25 polling locations on a street or drive named 'DAWN'. |
Wildcard searching can be used if you don't know the exact name you want to search for. Two wildcard characters, % or *, can be used. As in Simple Searching, just enter the text you want to search for in the field you want to search on. Then append a wildcard character onto the text. For example, 'Smith' would look like 'Smith*'. Then click the Search button.
| Search Criteria |
Results |
| Last Name: Smith* |
Returns the first 25 Voters whose last name begins with 'SMITH'. This would include Voters named SMITH, SMITHERS, SMITHSON, etc. |
| Street Name: Dawn% |
Returns the first 25 polling locations on street or drive whose name begins with 'DAWN'. This would include DAWNWOOD, DAWNLARK, DAWNMEADOW, etc. |
Multiple fields can be searched at the same time. Enter the appropriate text you want to search for in each of the fields you want to search on. Then click the Search button. If desired, wildcards can be used in compound searches.
| Search Criteria |
Results |
First Name: Larry
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Returns the first 25 Voters with a first name of 'LARRY' and whose last name begins with 'SMITH'. This would include Voters named LARRY SMITH, LARRY SMITHERS, LARRY SMITHSON, etc. |
| Last Name: Smith* |
| Street Name: Dawn% |
Returns the first 25 polling locations on a Drive ('DR') whose name begins with 'DAWN'. This would include DAWNWOOD DR, DAWNLARK DR, DAWNMEADOW DR, etc. |
| Street Type: Dr |
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