Voting record lookup
How a country has voted on a specific issue at the UN — every resolution, cited. Built for researchers and analysts who need a structured, sourced answer they can stand behind.
Key highlights
Every vote, with A/RES
Each resolution by number, session, date, and the vote cast — the hard record.
Explanations quoted
The country's explanation of vote, in its own words, where one was delivered.
Pattern read
What the record reveals about the underlying position — and what has shifted.
Checkable, not asserted
Sourced to UN records, so you can cite it against a delegation's claims.
About this template
A country's UN voting record is the hardest evidence there is of where it really stands — and it's tedious to assemble by hand. This template pulls a country's votes on your issue: every relevant resolution with its A/RES number, session, date, the vote itself, and the explanation of vote where one was delivered, quoted.
It then reads the pattern: what the record reveals about the country's underlying position and what, if anything, has shifted over time. Use it to fact-check a delegation's claims, brief a position paper, or settle an argument with the actual ballot.
Model Diplomat vs. generic AI
The same prompt in a general chatbot can produce something that reads right and isn't. Here's the difference.
| Aspect | This template | ChatGPT / generic AI |
|---|---|---|
| Sources | Primary documents, cited and openable | Often fabricated, or none at all |
| Format | Structured brief with a synthesis you can cite | An unstructured summary you have to organize |
| Verifiability | Every claim checkable against its source | No way to tell what's real |
| Built for the work | Tuned for diplomacy, politics, and law | General-purpose, not domain-aware |
| Cost | Free to start | — |
Who it's for
Policy analysts and researchers
Producing a voting record lookup they can cite and stand behind.
Students and pre-law readers
Getting a structured, sourced footing on an unfamiliar issue fast.
Journalists and writers
Grounding a piece in primary sources before deadline.
Anyone comparing across countries
Needing each side held to the same questions, sourced to the record.
What you'll fill in
A preview of the 2 fields you'll complete in the composer — the rest is written for you.
The prompt
This is what lands in your composer — edit the [blanks] and send.
Pull [country]'s voting record on [issue] at the UN. For each relevant resolution provide: A/RES number, session, date, vote (Yes / No / Abstain / Absent), and the country's explanation of vote if one was delivered (with quote). End with a one-paragraph pattern analysis: what does the record reveal about the country's underlying position and what — if anything — has shifted.
Start from this template
Model Diplomat fills it in with answers grounded in primary sources — every claim comes with a citation you can check.
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