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New features and improvements to Compass Campaign, newest first.

October 18, 2026

Voter Match open browsing

  • ChangedBrowse every published Voter Match comparison without entering an address. New race searches are stopped.
October 16, 2026

Campaign AI Studio

  • NewCreate campaign writing, photos, or vector logos from one request. Results are kept only when you choose Save.
  • ChangedAI requests use OpenRouter first, with paid emergency backup for temporary service failures.
October 8, 2026

More room on half-page voter cards

  • ImprovedHalf-page voter cards show only the nearest early voting location and nearest Election Day location, leaving more room for the ballot. Full-page cards and precinct websites keep both five-location lists.
October 7, 2026

Precinct pages, polished

  • NewPrecinct workspaces now write their own welcome message, tailored to the chair's party. Chairs can still edit it.
  • NewPrecinct chairs pick their own primary, secondary and accent colors, and can add a photo of themselves and a header photo to their public page.
  • NewVisitors can download the chair's voter card straight from the public precinct page, full page or half page.
  • NewBallot slates are double-checked against the county's official sample ballot when one is available, and nonpartisan races are included. Chairs choose which candidates appear on their page and card.
  • ImprovedPolling places now come from the county's official lists: the 5 closest early voting sites and the 5 closest Election Day sites, all inside the precinct's own county.
  • NewPublic precinct pages show a map of the precinct with every suggested early voting and Election Day site marked, plus highlighted lists for each.
  • ImprovedThe public changelog and precinct chair pages now have the same header and footer as the homepage, and Precinct Chairs is in the top navigation.
  • FixedPhoto uploads for precinct pages and campaign headers were rejected with a permission error. Uploads now work.
  • FixedThe printable voter card now reads "Questions? Contact" before the chair's name.
October 7, 2026

Precinct chair workspaces

  • NewPrecinct chairs can request their own account. Each request is reviewed by hand, and approval sets up a workspace with every voter in their precinct.
  • NewChairs can be given more territory: extra precincts or any existing district.
  • NewBallot slate: list your party's candidates, with headshots found on Ballotpedia or uploaded. Once a candidate has a photo, changes need Compass approval.
  • NewPublic precinct page at /pct/county/number-party, for example /pct/harris/0813-dem, with voting dates, polling place, the slate and a neighbor signup form.
  • NewPrintable voter card: full page, or half page with two cards per sheet to cut down the middle. The precinct chair disclaimer is filled in automatically.
October 7, 2026

Fixes

  • FixedTurf cutting map: zooming in with the mouse wheel, double-click or the zoom buttons now works. The map used to snap back to the starting view every time.
  • FixedFinance reports: the first expenditure's payee address on Schedule G was left blank on the local form, which has no box for it. The address is now printed in the right spot.
  • FixedDashboard numbers: the counts timed out on large voter files and showed dashes. They now load in a couple of seconds.
October 7, 2026

Campaign finance

  • NewFile a finance report: FILE locks every entry in the period and keeps the filed report available to download. DOWNLOAD CURRENT gives you the report as it stands without locking anything.
  • NewFilled Form C/OH reports now include Schedule E for loans.
  • ImprovedExpenditure categories are a drop-down of the official Texas Ethics Commission categories, and entries not yet filed can be edited.
  • ImprovedThe finance summary shows current-period contributions, in-kind contributions, expenditures and loans, with lifetime totals underneath.
  • NewCampaign finance page under Profile & website: add contributions and expenditures one at a time or upload a CSV or Excel file, then export them as a CSV.
  • NewDownload a filled Form C/OH campaign finance report using the official Texas Ethics Commission fillable form, for state or local filers. FEC Form 3 is available as the official blank form, since federal reports are filed electronically.
  • NewDeadline reminders: add your filing deadlines, or one-click add the standard Texas semiannual and before-election dates. Upcoming deadlines show on the finance page and your dashboard.
  • NewTreasurer forms: fill and download the official Form CTA to appoint a treasurer, or Form ACTA to change one, and save the new treasurer to your profile.
  • ImprovedDonations update the matching person in Compass: missing contact details are filled in, they are tagged as a donor, and the gift is logged on their record.
  • ImprovedVoter files for all 38 Texas congressional districts are being added in the background.
October 6, 2026

Menu dropdowns

  • ImprovedThe menu now uses dropdowns: pages with sub-pages show an arrow that expands to reveal them, and the group opens automatically when you are on one of its pages.
October 6, 2026

Call time

  • NewBuild a call list automatically: choose how many people and which party, and the most likely voters with the strongest party voting history are added to your call list.
  • NewEach call shows your campaign's talking points from your website, or your saved call script. Press Suggest a script for a short script built around one or two of your themes.
  • NewHome value from county appraisal records on the call screen (Harris County first).
  • NewPrecinct Chairs list for the parties your campaign works with. Katy ISD chairs are matched to the voter file.
  • ChangedThe menu is now grouped, with related pages listed under each main page.
  • NewCall time manager: work through donors or other contacts one call at a time, see what the voter file already says about each person and past outreach, log the outcome and notes, then go straight to the next call. Call backs and voicemails return to the list automatically.
October 6, 2026

Turf tools

  • NewFind hot spots: zoom to a neighborhood and the map highlights the areas with the most likely voters, so door-knocking time goes where it counts. Save any highlighted area as a turf.
  • NewBuild turfs automatically: one click creates up to 8 ready-to-walk turfs of about 60 doors each in the area you are looking at, with no overlapping shapes.
  • ImprovedTurf cutting now offers three ways to make turfs: draw your own, turn a district into one, or let the app find the best blocks for you.
October 6, 2026

Website customization and disclaimer

  • NewAdmins can pick their own primary, secondary and accent colors for the campaign website and upload a header image.
  • ImprovedThe political advertising disclaimer on public websites now pulls the campaign committee name and treasurer straight from the campaign profile, so it always matches your filings without resaving the site.
  • ChangedCampaign profile and website settings are now one page.
  • NewCampaign profiles have a committee name (required) and a Campaign/Mailing address for future filings.
October 6, 2026

Events and running for office

  • ImprovedThe weekly event finder now also looks for other candidates' events and community gatherings like National Night Out, club meetings, festivals, farmers markets and charity runs.
  • NewA switch on the Events page lets you include paid events when you want them.
  • NewNew public page "Thinking of running for office?" covering the time, cost, people you need, and how to file in Texas once you decide.
October 6, 2026

Campaign website builder

  • NewNew Campaign website page: admins build a one-page public site at compasscampaign.com/campaign/your-name with who you are, what you believe, your priorities, a donate button and a signup form.
  • NewWebsite signups land in People as follow-ups, and fill in missing email, phone or ZIP on matching records elsewhere without overwriting anything.
October 6, 2026

Events

  • NewNew Events page: upcoming events with date, time, location and host contact, sorted by Republican, Democrat or Nonpartisan. Anyone on the team can add events and mark them considering, attending, attended or skipped.
  • ImprovedEvents are tagged Democrat, Republican or Nonpartisan and shared with every campaign that has that list, so events one campaign adds show up for matching campaigns. Your attending status stays private to your campaign.
  • NewAutomatic event finder searches once a week per campaign for new local events. Admins can also run it on demand.
October 6, 2026

Campaign profile and updated officials

  • NewNew Campaign profile page: candidate and treasurer names and addresses, EIN, website, phone, email and social links. Admins edit, the team can view.
  • ImprovedElected officials updated with verified 2026 status, office phones, open-seat candidates, Katy ISD trustees and the State Board of Education member.
October 6, 2026

Upload templates and elected officials

  • NewVoter uploads now offer blank Excel and CSV templates, and accept Excel files. Your own spreadsheet still works: just match your columns to the fields.
  • NewNew Elected officials page listing current office holders in your area with office and campaign contacts and their next election.
  • NewLoaded the 25 current office holders across the Katy ISD area: statewide offices, U.S. Congress, State Senate and House, and county judges and commissioners in Harris, Fort Bend and Waller counties.
October 6, 2026

Terms, privacy and data ownership

  • NewNew Terms of Service, Privacy Policy and Data Ownership Agreement. Everyone accepts them once, and again whenever they change.
October 6, 2026

Public site footer

  • ImprovedThe homepage footer now shows both the Compass Campaign and Trenton Hoyt LLC logos and links to trentonhoyt.com.
October 6, 2026

Automatic organization finder

  • NewOnce a week the app searches the web for local clubs, PTAs, civic groups and voter guides in each campaign's race area and adds new organizations, tagged "auto-found", with where they were found.
  • NewAdmins can turn the weekly search on or off, or run it now, from the Organizations page.
October 6, 2026

Profiles and voter registrars

  • NewMy profile: change your display name, pronouns and email.
  • NewAccounts are matched to the voter file by Texas voter ID. New accounts and campaign invites need a voter ID or "Not registered to vote" (for volunteers under 18).
  • NewVDVR tracker: add your Volunteer Deputy Voter Registrar number for each county on your profile.
  • NewVoter registrars page: campaigns see VDVRs in their area so they can ask for help registering voters.
October 6, 2026

Block walking

  • NewTurf cutting: draw a turf on the map or use a county or district, see how many doors are inside, and split it into walk lists.
  • NewMy walk lists: volunteers see doors in walking order on a map or as a list and record results with one tap. Answers are saved even with weak signal.
  • NewWalking scripts: managers write what to say at the door and add survey questions.
  • NewWalking results: doors knocked, people reached and support by turf, volunteer and day.
  • NewDistrict maps for every Texas county and congressional, State Senate and State House district.
  • NewWhat's changed: this page.
October 5, 2026

Organizations, edit log and branding

  • NewEdit log: admins can see every change and who made it.
  • NewOrganizations are tagged Republican, Democrat or Nonpartisan, and campaigns get the lists they need.
  • NewOutreach history can set a follow-up date (7 days after contact by default) and change priority.
  • ImprovedAdding a person checks the whole database for a match first, so there are no duplicates.
  • ImprovedOrganization contacts show on their organization's page in every campaign that can see it.
  • Changed"Important people" is now called "Campaign contacts".
  • ChangedOrganizations and people can no longer be deleted, so no history is lost.
  • ChangedNew Compass Campaign logo, and the site is now called Compass Campaign HQ.
October 4, 2026

Shared voter file

  • NewCampaigns automatically see voters in their race districts, plus any voters they uploaded or updated.
  • NewEach campaign keeps its own notes and outreach on shared voters.
  • ImprovedIf two campaigns upload the same voter, the records are linked instead of duplicated.
  • ImprovedThe voter list loads 5,000 at a time, with a "Load more" button.
  • NewFilters by county, State House district, congressional district and inside or outside Katy ISD.