Draft for legal review. Last updated November 12, 2026.

House rules

BuckBallot is where people say how they’d spend public money, and put their percentages behind it. Every point of view is welcome. These rules keep it a place people want to come back to.

Argue about the money, not the person

• Disagree as hard as you like with someone’s split. Don’t insult, threaten or harass the person who made it.
• Use Respect for a good argument, even one you disagree with. Co-sign means you’d sign the split yourself.
• No hate: no attacks on people for their race, ethnicity, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, national origin or similar traits.
• No threats of violence, and no encouraging anyone to hurt themselves or others.

Keep private things private

• Don’t post anyone’s personal information: home address, phone number, email, workplace details or private documents. That includes your own.
• Don’t post tax-return numbers, income or account numbers in a note, yours or anyone else’s. BuckBallot keeps dollar amounts private on purpose.

One person, one account, one display name

• Post under your display name. Every post, reply and take on BuckBallot carries the poster’s display name. It can be a handle; it doesn’t have to be your real name. There is no posting without one.
• One account per person. Don’t make extra accounts to boost a position or co-sign yourself.
• Don’t pretend to be another person, an official, a campaign or an organization.
• Your home state is self-declared. Tell the truth about it. Posts label home states as self-declared.

No spam

• No advertising, fundraising links, chain posts or repeated identical notes.
• No automated posting.

Takes on bills, rules and tax questions

• A take is your vote plus a short note, posted under your display name. Make the case for your vote; don’t attack the people who voted the other way.
• Stick to the bill, rule or tax question on the card. Link to an official source if you cite a number.
• Takes follow the same rules as posts and replies. Three reports hide a take’s note until the owner reviews it; your vote still counts.

What happens when something breaks the rules

• Anyone signed in can report a post. The person reported doesn’t see who reported them.
• When three different people report the same post, it’s hidden automatically until the site owner reviews it.
• The owner can restore a post, remove its note while keeping the percentages, or keep it hidden. Serious or repeated problems can lead to an account being closed.
• Reporting something just because you disagree with it isn’t allowed. Misusing reports can itself break these rules.

Think we got it wrong?

Email buckballot@gmail.com with a link to the post or your display name. We’ll take another look.