diff --git a/elekto/models/meta.py b/elekto/models/meta.py
index 9c4a086..c812429 100644
--- a/elekto/models/meta.py
+++ b/elekto/models/meta.py
@@ -133,7 +133,9 @@ def results(self):
         return utils.parse_md(os.path.join(self.path, Election.RES))
 
     def voters(self):
-        return utils.parse_yaml(os.path.join(self.path, Election.VOT))
+        voters = utils.parse_yaml(os.path.join(self.path, Election.VOT))
+        voters['eligible_voters'] = [voter.lower() for voter in voters['eligible_voters']]
+        return voters
         
     def showfields(self):
         return dict.fromkeys(self.election['show_candidate_fields'], '')
diff --git a/elekto/utils.py b/elekto/utils.py
index cf16ba8..5df1632 100644
--- a/elekto/utils.py
+++ b/elekto/utils.py
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ def set_session(app):
         # if unable to fetch the user's info, set auth to False
         if user and user.token_expires_at and user.token_expires_at > datetime.now():
             F.g.user = user
+            F.g.user.username = F.g.user.username.lower()
             F.g.auth = True
             # Find all the user's past and all upcoming (meta only) elections
             query = SESSION.query(Election).join(