Generate a Printable Ballot in 30 Seconds
Describe your vote — awards-night categories, offices, contest classes, the nominees under each — and get a print-ready ballot with fill-in bubbles, write-in lines, voting instructions, and a name line for the pool. Edit live, download the PDF, and photocopy a stack.
Built for real votes, not clip-art grids
A ballot lives or dies on clarity: marking targets a pen can't miss, categories a voter can't confuse, and instructions stated once, plainly. EZdoc builds the ballot for your contest — an awards-night pool, a club or class election with fictional nominees, or a contest entry vote — on a portrait sheet made to be printed, marked, and tallied by hand.
How to Make a Ballot People Can Actually Mark
A ballot is a promise: every choice is findable, every mark is unambiguous, and every sheet can be tallied without a committee meeting about what someone meant. It does that job in a loud room, in a hurry, with a borrowed pen. The good news is that the shape of a good ballot is settled — what separates a real voting sheet from a clip-art download is the discipline of the details.One Mark Per Category, Stated Once
The instruction line is the whole law of the ballot, and it belongs directly under the title in one breath: fill in ONE bubble per category. Not a paragraph of rules, not a footnote — one line, tracked and plain. Ranked vote? The line changes to match: number your choices in order — 1 is your favorite, and the bubbles become rank boxes. Everything else on the sheet is structure serving that single instruction.The Anatomy of a Choice Row
- The marking target comes first. An open bubble or checkbox, about a fifth of an inch across, aligned in one column down the category. Alignment is what makes a stack of ballots tallyable — the counter's eye travels one straight line.
- The name at reading size. Nominee names at 11 points or better, with row height a hand can write in without touching the row above.
- The write-in line. Every club vote produces a candidate who wasn't on the list. A ruled line with its own bubble at the foot of the category makes that mark legitimate.
- Category separators that read at a glance. A tracked header with real air around it — the voter should find Best Director without reading every row above it.
Neutral Is a Feature, Not a Limitation
EZdoc ballots serve private and informal votes — awards pools, office sweeps, club and HOA elections, class elections with fictional nominees, contests, audience votes. They never reference real elections, candidates, parties, or measures, and the design language follows suit: no red-versus-blue coding, no campaign styling, no seals or flags. A ballot presents choices; it never leans on them. Official election ballots come from your election authority — always.Ballot or Scoresheet?
The ballot is the voter's document: one per person, marked and turned in. The scoresheet (or tally sheet) is the organizer's: one per event, a grid of every nominee down the side and a running count beside each. Confusing the two is the classic rookie mistake — generate the ballots here, sketch your tally grid as a simple table, and keep it at the head table. Running a quiz rather than a vote? The answer sheet maker builds that form.Seasonal Rhythms
Ballot demand is a calendar: awards season in the winter, school and club elections in the spring and fall, contest season through the summer fairs, and every bracket March brings its own pool votes. Save the design once and re-seat it each cycle — swap the event name, the date, and the nominee list, and the layout holds. The awards-night, election, and contest guides tune the shape to each occasion.Try It
Generate your ballot now — three free AI generations, no subscription required. Or jump to the focused guide for your vote: awards night, election, or contest.From idea to download in three steps
Describe your vote — contest name, categories, the nominees or options under each, marking style
AI builds a print-ready ballot with bubbles, write-ins, and instructions in about 30 seconds
Edit any name live, download the PDF, and photocopy a stack
Everything you need, nothing in the way
Built for speed and polish — so the document is done before you would have finished formatting the first page.
Categories, Grouped and Labeled
Awards categories, office blocks, contest classes — each grouping gets its own tracked header with its nominees beneath, so a voter never marks Best Picture in the Best Director rows.
Marking Targets a Pen Can't Miss
Every nominee row carries an honest fill-in bubble or checkbox, aligned in one clean column down the sheet and sized for a real pen mark — no tiny dots, no ambiguity about which choice got picked.
Single Choice or Ranked, Stated Plainly
One instruction line under the masthead says it in a breath — fill in ONE bubble per category, or number your choices in order. Ranked ballots get rank boxes instead of bubbles; the two never mix by accident.
Write-In Lines Where They Belong
A ruled write-in line with its own marking target at the foot of each category — because every club vote has a candidate who wasn't on the list.
Neutral by Design
No party colors, no campaign styling, no real elections or candidates — EZdoc ballots serve fictional contests, awards pools, clubs, and classrooms, and the design never leans on a choice.
A Name Line for the Pool
Voter name, date, and table lines right under the masthead, so every sheet in the stack is attributable when the tallying starts.
Pick Your Occasion
Running a specific kind of vote? Jump straight to a focused guide:
From a category list to a stack of ballots
Printable ballot for our office awards-night pool, the fictional 'Golden Reel Awards'. Eight categories — Best Picture, Best Director, Best Lead Actor, Best Lead Actress, Best Supporting, Best Screenplay, Best Score, Best Animated Feature — five fictional nominees each, a bubble beside one pick per category, a write-in line under each category, and a name line at the top.
- A masthead naming the awards night, with one plain instruction line and name/date identity lines
- Eight labeled category sections with five nominee rows each, bubbles aligned in one clean column
- A write-in line under every category — on one portrait PDF sheet, neutral and tally-ready
A real awards night ballot — golden reel awards, generated in ~30 seconds
One prompt in, a polished fictional example — fully editable when you make your own.
How does EZdoc compare?
| Manual | Canva | EZdoc | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time to create | 20-30 min | 15-25 min | 30 sec |
| Cost | Free + your time | $13/mo | From $1.25/doc |
Built for the people who count the votes
Awards-night and Oscar pool hosts
Print a ballot per guest from one saved design. The awards-night guide covers categories, tiebreakers, and pool scoring — and the invitation maker gets the watch party on calendars.
Club, HOA, and committee secretaries
Officer slates and motion votes on a clean, neutral sheet with write-in lines — the election guide walks the layout. Pair it with meeting minutes for the record of the result.
Teachers running class elections
A fictional-nominee class election ballot that teaches how voting works without touching real politics — plus an answer sheet for the quiz that follows.
Contest and fair organizers
Bake-offs, costume contests, parade floats, photo competitions — the contest guide covers entry classes and audience-vote layouts. Promote the event with the flyer maker.
Office pool commissioners
Bracket-season prop votes, prediction pools, and awards sweeps with a name line on every sheet. Run the bracket itself with the tournament bracket maker, and browse the template gallery for matching event pieces.
Questions, answered plainly
What's the difference between a ballot and a scoresheet?
A ballot belongs to the voter — it's the sheet each person marks their choices on, with categories, nominee rows, and bubbles. A scoresheet belongs to the organizer — it's the grid that tallies every ballot across the room. You need one ballot per voter and one tally sheet for yourself; this tool builds the ballot. For quiz-night scoring rather than voting, the answer sheet maker is the right tool.
How does ranked-choice marking work on a printed ballot?
Instead of a bubble, each nominee row carries a small rank box, and the instruction line reads 'Number your choices in order — 1 is your favorite.' Voters write 1, 2, 3 beside their picks. Say 'ranked choice' when you describe your ballot and EZdoc builds that layout; say nothing and you get the classic one-bubble-per-category sheet. The two styles never mix in one category.
Can I include write-in lines?
Yes — they're the default for club, class, and committee votes. Each category closes with a ruled write-in line and its own bubble, so an unlisted nominee is a legitimate mark, not a marginal scribble. Say 'no write-ins' for a closed slate like an awards pool with fixed nominees.
How many categories fit on one ballot?
Comfortably six to eight categories of five nominees on a portrait letter sheet in two balanced columns — the classic awards-pool shape. Beyond that, EZdoc rebalances the columns or continues onto a following sheet, breaking cleanly between categories so no category splits across the fold.
Can I make a ballot for a real political election?
No — EZdoc ballots are for private, fictional, and informal votes: awards pools, office votes, club and HOA elections, class elections with fictional nominees, contests, and audience-vote events. The tool never references real elections, candidates, parties, or measures, and official election ballots must always come from your election authority.
Is there a free option?
Yes. Free accounts include 3 AI generations to test the design quality. After that, single ballots start at $5 for a small credit pack, or paid plans (from $19/month) include 8+ AI generations every month.
Can I reuse the design for next year's vote?
Yes. Save the design as a reusable template, then swap the event name, date, and nominee list each cycle — or keep one blank-category master for your club and photocopy the season's stack in one run.
Can I use our club or school colors?
Yes. Upload a logo (SVG or image) and tell the AI your colors — it works them into the masthead and category headers while the sheet itself stays neutral and light for clean photocopying. A saved BrandKit applies the same identity to every ballot you print.
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