Election Setup - Voters Page

An access key is ElectionBuddy’s key to anonymous voting. It is how you get a "one voter, one vote" election. These keys are unique, individual to each particular voter, and can only be used once. An access key is either: A 16-character alpha-numeric key, randomly generated and issued by Electi...

You may store your voter list in a separate document or file and want to add your voter list to your vote without having to download the file as a CSV. ElectionBuddy makes it easy to add your voter list by copying and pasting! When copying and pasting, ElectionBuddy requires the use of ke...

You may need to create multiple votes using the same voter list. Instead of importing the list each time, ElectionBuddy allows you to use voter list information from a past vote! How To Use a Voter List from a Prior Vote On the Voters Page the vote, under Voter Information, select “Use a voter ...

No matter the size of your organization, you may keep your voter's contact information in a spreadsheet for easy management, updates, and organization. Adding your voter information by CSV file provides a quick and efficient way to import the voter's contact information into ElectionBuddy and min...

Validation helps ensure that the voter information entered into ElectionBuddy is free from errors. Validation provides immediate feedback on errors, minimizing invalid entries and guiding you through the correct data format to ensure email addresses, phone numbers, and mailing addresses are forma...

Sometimes one or more members of your organization share one email address, but each is entitled to cast a vote. This is common when multiple individuals from one family are members. Voters are typically listed on the voter list by their contact information, such as an email address or mobile ph...

Prior to adding your voter list, your voter information must be properly formatted. Proper formatting allows Notices to arrive without issue. A spreadsheet is a great place to start when formatting and organizing your voter information for ElectionBuddy. Email Address Formatting Tips Phone Numbe...

You can assign a meaningful ballot identifier (i.e. a Ballot ID) to make it easier to manage voter lists and identify voters. Without a ballot identifier, voters are listed by their contact information like email, cell phone number, or address; ElectionBuddy uses the contact information of your ...

You may want to use your voters' names in your vote setup, whether that is to keep track of voters in your voter list or to personalize your notices by directly addressing a voter by name. However, your voters' names may not always be unique, and therefore could not be used as Ballot IDs since th...

This approach can be used when not all voters have an equal say in the decisions being made. Weighted voting can be applied in various contexts, including shareholder votes, or Home Owners Associations for example. Weighted voting (also known as multiple votes per ballot) allows you to assign we...

Voting groups are useful for any organization that has more than one membership category, like K-12 schools or universities. Voters will only see the questions they're allowed to vote on, so you can include all your questions on one ballot. The Voting Groups feature is used to assign a voter to ...

If you have voters that belong to more than one classification/group, one option would be to create more groups than just the base ones, so, you would create a group for all variations. While this creates more groups than one would initially expect, it would allow you to be more granular when as...

Summarizing results by demographics can provide valuable insights and help organizations make informed and strategic decisions by understanding the wishes of the individual groups that make up the organization. For example, if you are a national-level union, you could set up reporting groups to g...

Two Factor Authentication (2FA) is a security mechanism that provides an extra layer of protection for your organization's vote. Implementing 2FA is a simple yet effective way to bolster your vote integrity by verifying the voter with a text message code or voter password only they would know. I...

Sometimes there is a need to display more than the basic voting information on the notice and ballot that you present to voters. This article will outline how you can achieve this using CSV Voter Lists and variables. If you have content that you would like to display on each notice, especially c...

Each voter that participates in an ElectionBuddy vote is assigned an Access Key. Reserving additional Access Keys helps you respond to situations where a new voter needs access after you've finalized your setup. Situations in which new voters need to be added: Members who join your organization...