Beacon: Election Assistant

Corvelus, Inc.

About this app

Beacon is an AI-powered assistant for poll workers, judges of elections, and election officials. Get clear, immediate answers to your questions about polling place procedures — with every fact cited directly from official Philadelphia election guides, poll worker manuals and the Pennsylvania election code. Note that this is not an official app created by the City of Philadelphia and does not claim to represent the City.

Whether you're handling a tricky voter check-in, troubleshooting an ExpressPoll device, processing a provisional ballot, or just running through your morning setup, Beacon is the colleague who's read every official guide cover to cover and remembers every page.

KEY FEATURES
• Ask anything, in plain English. No menus to navigate, no manuals to flip through.
• Every answer cites its source. Tap any citation in a response to jump straight to the exact page of the official PDF — Poll Worker Election Guide, ExpressPoll Training Guide, Judge of Elections Resource Guide, and more.
• Confidence-rated answers. Every response is tagged High, Medium, or Low confidence based on how clearly the source documents address your question, so you always know how much to trust an answer.
• Works during Election Day pressure. Designed for fast, focused use when you have 30 seconds between voters.
• Sign in by phone, stay logged in. No passwords. One-time SMS code at sign-up, and you're set.

WHO IT'S FOR
• Judges of Elections
• Machine Inspectors
• Clerks
• Poll Workers (all roles)
• City election staff and roaming technicians
• Anyone training for poll worker certification

SOURCES INCLUDED
Beacon's knowledge base includes the most current Philadelphia poll worker training and reference documents, including the Poll Worker Election Guide, ExpressPoll Training Guide, Judge of Elections Resource Guide, Polling Place Check-In Procedures, and the Pennsylvania Election Code. Source for the documentation: https://vote.phila.gov/working-the-polls/training-materials/

ABOUT BEACON
Beacon is built by Corvelus Inc. and is currently being piloted for the May 2026 primary election in Philadelphia. Every answer Beacon gives is grounded in official source documents.
Disclaimer: Beacon is not an official Philadelphia City mandated app, it is an unofficial helper for poll workers. Always verify critical decisions against the cited source documents before acting. Beacon is an assistant, not a replacement for your judgment or your supervisors.

Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Want us to help you with your local elections? Email us at [e-mail].

What’s new

• Fixed document links: tapping a citation now opens the source on the right page
• Smoother reading while the assistant is answering (the screen no longer force-scrolls)
• Layout fix so the message box is never hidden behind the navigation bar