eBallot Essential - How It Works

Ballot Setup Features

Scheduling Options

Set your ballots to open and close at a preferred time.

Choice Shuffling

Randomize the presentation of choices or candidates.

Filters

Restrict individual voters from accessing certain ballots or questions.

Vote Confirmation

Formalize the voting process by giving voters proof of their vote.

Anonymous Voting

Choose whether or not you're allowed to see how your voters voted.

Weighted Voting

Assign certain voters more influence than others.

Website Redirects

Send your voters back to your website after they vote.

Simple Interface

Manage your vote quickly and easily from one central dashboard.

Sub Administrators

Give additional users access to your account.

Spread the word

Send personalized emails that encourage your voters to participate, right from the platform.

Voter Notification Features

Test Mode

Preview and test your ballot with your team before it goes live.

Notification Scheduling

Send informative emails out to your voters at a specified date and time.

Merge Fields

Create unique, personalized emails for all of your voters.

Voter List Upload Tool

Upload all eligible voters to your account quickly and easily.

Voters make their selections

With one click, your voters are logged in securely and able to cast their vote.

Step 1: Login

Voters receive your notifications and login to the voting portal.

Step 2: Cast Vote

They make their selections - based on how you set things up.

Step 3: Confirmation

They get a receipt confirming their vote was cast successfully.

Analyze the results

See your results in real-time. Make meaningful decisions based on how things played out.

Voter Activity Data

Track individual voters who have or have not voted.

Real-time Analytics

See your results starting the moment votes are cast.

Voter Statistics

View overall turnout by date and time.

Pro

Great for running simple & secure ballots.

Self-service ballot management Build your ballot, notify your voters, and get real-time results - all from one platform
Closed voting platform Eliminate the possibility of someone voting twice
Unlimited ballots There's no limit to the amount of individual or simultaneous ballots you can run
Mobile device friendly Voters cast their votes from their smartphone, computer, or tablet
Centralized voter management Everything you need to build, run, and manage your votes
Ballot testing capabilities Preview and test your ballot before it goes live
Voter email notifications Spread the word about your vote with our built-in email platform
Write-ins and comments Allow voters to write-in their choices or make comments on their selections
Nominations Run a preliminary vote, prior to your main events
Candidate profiles Showcase headshots, resumes, bios, and more
Anonymous voting options Make voter selections anonymous, while retaining vote integrity
Ranked choice question options Allow voters to rank multiple selections, in order of their preference
Voter activity reports View who voted, when they did, and what they voted on
Exportable results via PDF Share the results of your votes outside of the platform
Self-guided resources We provide all the resources you need to manage successful voting events
Email support Have a question? Email help@eballot.com and our team will respond within 24 hours
Weighted voting Give certain voters more influence over voting outcomes.
Question filtering Restrict certain voters to certain questions.
Sub-administrator access Add additional users to your account.

Select Plan

Premium

More features and a better monthly price.

Self-service ballot management Build your ballot, notify your voters, and get real-time results - all from one platform
Closed voting platform Eliminate the possibility of someone voting twice
Unlimited ballots There's no limit to the amount of individual or simultaneous ballots you can run
Mobile device friendly Voters cast their votes from their smartphone, computer, or tablet
Centralized voter management Everything you need to build, run, and manage your votes
Ballot testing capabilities Preview and test your ballot before it goes live
Voter email notifications Spread the word about your vote with our built-in email platform
Write-ins and comments Allow voters to write-in their choices or make comments on their selections
Nominations Run a preliminary vote, prior to your main events
Candidate profiles Showcase headshots, resumes, bios, and more
Anonymous voting options Make voter selections anonymous, while retaining vote integrity
Ranked choice question options Allow voters to rank multiple selections, in order of their preference
Voter activity reports View who voted, when they did, and what they voted on
Exportable results via PDF Share the results of your votes outside the platform
Self-guided resources We provide all the resources you need to manage successful voting events
Email support Have a question? Email help@eballot.com and our team will respond within 24 hours
Weighted voting Give certain voters more influence over voting outcomes
Question filtering Restrict certain voters to certain questions
Sub-administrator access Add additional users to your account

Select Plan

FAQ

How do you prevent people from voting multiple times?

This gets to the heart of why eBallot was created.

Most survey and polling tools can't protect against logins from different IP addresses or from private browser windows.

We prevent people from double voting by assigning a unique ID and one time use access code to each of your voters, prior to running your ballots.

A perk of this is that it allows you to see exactly who has and hasn't voted at any given time, as well as how they voted (if you enable that information).

How many ballots can I run per month?

There is no limit; each of our plans allow you to run an unlimited amount of ballots.

You can even run many different ones simultaneously.

Can I upload headshots and biographies?

You sure can. Our candidate profiles make it easy to showcase your nominees.

You can also use our document upload feature to share relevant items, like resumes or personal statements.

Can I pay per vote? My organization only has one vote per year.

While we do have options for one-off votes (inquire at help@eballot.com), paying for a one-off vote will most likely be the more expensive option.

The pricing of our 6-month (Pro) or 12-month (Premium) minimum licenses are extremely competitive, given the value they offer.

Over time, the more familiar your voters and admins become with online voting, the more efficient your organization can make decisions.

Think about other areas of your organization where you make decisions, and where a more fair process could be beneficial.

In an industry where many vendors lack a good working product and solid customer support, we pride ourselves on functional software and organizational integrity. If you're not happy with our products - let us know and we'll make things right.

In any case, we recommend holding onto your subscription throughout the year just so you have it. And with our subscription pricing model (in particular our Premium option) — we've made it easy for you to make the business case for it!

Do my voters need to download an app?

Nope! eBallot is a web-based platform. Voters can access their ballots from any modern web browser (e.g. Google Chrome, Safari, Firefox) on their smartphone, computer, or tablet.

Certain people need their vote to be more influential than others. Is that possible?

This type of voting structure is called Weighted Voting and is built into our Premium plan.

How it works

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