How to remove yourself from ballotpedia.org
What they publish
Biographical pages on candidates, elected officials, and ballot measures — built from public campaign-finance/election records, self-submitted "Candidate Connection" survey answers, and editorial research. Personal info is typically limited to public-official/candidate context.
Removing yourself, step by step
0 of 3 done- If you submitted a "Candidate Connection" survey and want it edited/removed, follow the process at https://ballotpedia.org/Ballotpedia:Our_approach_to_Candidate_Connection_survey_edit_and_removal_requests.
- For factual corrections or removal requests on your biography page more broadly, email editor@ballotpedia.org with specifics.
- Understand that as a public candidate/official, full page deletion is unlikely to be granted — Ballotpedia's deletion policy reserves deletion for spam, copyright violations, or uncorrectable vandalism, not for privacy preference alone.
Tap a step to tick it off. Progress is saved in this browser only.
How they confirm it
editorial review by Ballotpedia staff (not a self-service ID-verification flow)
If they ignore you
Follow up with Ballotpedia's editorial team; there is no regulatory data-broker escalation path since this is editorial/journalistic content protected similarly to other reference publications.
Re-listing risk for this site: Low — pages are only recreated if the person remains publicly notable (e.g., runs again)
Common questions
How do I remove myself from ballotpedia.org?
Email their privacy address, editor@ballotpedia.org. The guide above lists 3 steps, and this page writes the removal request for you to send from your own email.
Will my information come back on ballotpedia.org?
Low — pages are only recreated if the person remains publicly notable (e.g., runs again). Check again in about 60 days.