Lit Drop Tracking for Campaigns: Proof Your Lit Went Out
Fly here, keeper of the receipts. Your volunteers or paid crew walk the route, and you get a start photo, proof photos at the times you set, and a GPS trail that shows where your crew went. Lit on the doors, proof in your pocket.
A lit drop leaves no conversation behind. So record the drop.
A lit drop (a literature drop) is when a campaign leaves printed material, usually a door hanger, at voters' doors without knocking. There's no talk at the door to log, so the only proof the drop happened is what your crew records while they're out: a photo when the route starts, more photos along the way, and a record of where they went.
Your crew, your routes, your proof.
FlyerFly doesn't supply people. You send routes to your own volunteers or paid crew, or share your recruit link to bring someone new on.
How to run a lit drop with photo proof
Draw the area
Circle the precinct or neighborhood on the map. That shape is the area your crew works.
Set where your driver grabs the materials
Set where your driver grabs the materials, so nobody spends the morning hunting for the box of door hangers.
Send it to your crew
Assign the route to a volunteer or paid crew member, or give a teammate a whole territory for yard signs, door hangers or both. Need more hands? Share your recruit link.
Start inside the area
Crews can only take the start photo once they're inside the area you drew, and you're flagged when a sign lands off its planned spot.
Proof photos at the times you set
Turn on photo check-ins, and your crew snaps proof photos at the times you set while they work the route.
See where they went
When the route is done, a GPS trail shows where your crew went, and the start photo shows on the job with its time.
Run it again
Dropping the same streets again before Election Day? Set the route to repeat weekly, every 2 weeks, every 3 weeks, monthly, every 2 months or quarterly.
Track what you owe
Set pay per job and track what you owe each crew member; you pay them directly, the way you already do.
Lit drop rules and tips
Lit goes on the door, never in the mailbox
Federal law makes it an offense to put unstamped mailable matter, such as circulars, in a mailbox to avoid postage (18 U.S.C. 1725). Leave campaign lit on the door or the doorknob instead. Cities and HOAs can add their own rules for door-to-door distribution, so check locally. Not legal advice.
Keep lit away from polling places on Election Day
Many states bar handing out campaign literature near a polling place while voting is under way. Texas sets the line at 100 feet from an outside door of the polling place (Tex. Elec. Code 61.003), and Florida at 150 feet from the entrance (Fla. Stat. 102.031). Ask your local election office for the rule in your state, or see Campaign sign laws by state. Not legal advice.
Already use a canvassing tool for door knocks?
Keep it. FlyerFly sits next to it for the drops: a start photo, proof photos at the times you set, and a GPS trail of where your crew went.
Yard signs from the same app
Each yard sign gets its own GPS pin and photo, so the crew that drops lit on Saturday can put out signs on Sunday from the same app.
For consultants and field vendors
Running paid lit-drop crews for a campaign? Each route keeps its start photo and GPS trail. Set pay per job and track what you owe each crew member; you pay them directly, the way you already do.
Any party, any race
FlyerFly is nonpartisan. It works the same for any candidate, party, committee or ballot measure campaign.
Lit drop questions
What is a lit drop?
A lit drop (literature drop) is when a campaign leaves printed material, usually a door hanger, at voters' doors without knocking. There's no conversation at the door, so the only proof it happened is what the crew records on the route.
How do you prove a lit drop happened?
Record it while it happens: a photo when the route starts, proof photos during the route, and a GPS trail of where the crew went. In FlyerFly, crews take a start photo once they're inside the area you drew, then proof photos at the times you set, and a GPS trail shows where your crew went.
Can campaign volunteers put literature in mailboxes?
No. Under federal law (18 U.S.C. 1725), knowingly and willfully putting unstamped mailable matter, such as circulars, in a mailbox to avoid postage is an offense. Leave campaign lit on the door or doorknob instead.
How close to a polling place can you hand out campaign literature?
It depends on the state. Texas bars electioneering, including distributing political literature, within 100 feet of an outside door of a polling place (Tex. Elec. Code 61.003). Florida bars soliciting, including distributing campaign material, within 150 feet of a polling-place entrance (Fla. Stat. 102.031). Check your state and county rules before Election Day.
How do you organize volunteers for a lit drop?
Split the area into routes, give each volunteer one route, and tell them where to grab the materials. In FlyerFly you draw the area, set where your driver grabs the materials, and assign the route or a whole territory to a teammate. FlyerFly doesn't supply volunteers; share your recruit link if you need more people.
How do you pay a lit drop crew with FlyerFly?
Set pay per job and track what you owe each crew member; you pay them directly, the way you already do.
Can I see where my lit drop crew is right now?
Not yet. Live crew location coming soon. Today, when a route is done, a GPS trail shows where your crew went, and the start photo shows on the job with its time.
How much does FlyerFly cost?
Free while in beta, no credit card required.
Get your lit out the door.
Fly's rule of thumb: on the door, never in the mailbox. Free while in beta, no credit card required.
Laws on this page checked October 26, 2026.
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