VOTE-NOW.COM has been selected by the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Lagos Branch Election Committee as its service provioder for the election holding tomorrow. In this article, CITY LAWYER tracks the antecedents of the electronic voting company which has conducted similar elections for the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (UK), Nigeria Branch. The article is culled from https://vote-now.com.
The VTNW balloting system was specifically designed
by University Scientists for use in Professional organization elections. With 21+ years of experience conducting
web-based elections, we have assisted hundreds of business and academic
professional organizations, HOA’s, non-profit groups, and universities with
their balloting needs.
Our experience makes a key difference in
providing a smooth and easy to use election process for your members. We have served over 2375 ballots to date (millions of
voters).
We offer a complete line of hybrid
voting options, combining web-based, telephone and paper ballots, that will
increase voter participation, reduce expenses, and improve accuracy.Votes remain anonymous and secure.
We designed Vote-Now.com with a wealth of features to make it
both easy to use and powerful. Ballot participation rate, or full results (you
choose) can be viewed “live” by your election officials. Printout
and/or archive the results when the election closes.
For the election administrator: Are you someone who just
needs to “get this done ASAP” and do not have the time to add another
task to your schedule? Our experienced staff can set up and run your election.
We act as an independent third party to administer the ballot and make sure
that everything goes smoothly.
Ballot access is web based, so no special software is
required for your members. We contact your members by email and/or post and
provide the ballot registration information they need to vote. Voter turnout
will improve. You take the credit. Do you have members who do not use email or
even a computer? We have a solution.
For the voter: casting a ballot is quick and easy; all that
is needed to vote is a computer, smart phone, or tablet with access to the
internet, or just a regular telephone. If you have an email account, you can
receive a link to your ballot electronically. We can also send you a first
class letter or postcard containing your voting information which can then be used
to vote on-line or you can mail back the paper ballot to us for counting. Try a
Demo Vote.
We provide a variety of services and price ranges depending
on the size of your voter group. Our system has been used by groups as small as
30 and as large as 60,000+ potential voters. The cost per voter is far less
than the cost of printing and mailing a “paper” ballot, and since the
results of the election are automatically tallied in real-time and available
immediately, the labor and potential human error of vote counting is minimized.
Here are the steps (try it now) that a voter would take;
total time, less than a minute:
Voter receives email invitation to vote in their personal
email account and/or post card or ballot letter mailed first class.
(The invitation includes a link to our secure site with the
voter’s personal registration code embedded. Once a ballot has been cast using
this code, it will not work again.)
Voter clicks the link in the email invitation. The ballot
automatically loads in the voter’s browser. No password typing needed.
Voter makes selections of candidates. A verification screen
then shows the candidates chosen, and alerts about any undervotes. The voter
can return to the ballot to make changes if necessary.
Upon submission, the voter can send comments about the
election, or see current vote counts (both are administrative options). Done!
Paper ballots can still be used for those members that can’t
(or won’t) use a computer, and vote tallies can be made electronically.
Vote-Now Advantages:
* 2375+ elections
served (over 1 million voters) and 21+ years of web-based election experience
that makes a difference!
* Secure server
encryption of ballot submissions and results – providing privacy over the
internet.
* Options include
toll-free telephone (touchtone) voting, weighted voting, proxy voting, checkbox
and choice (ranked) voting.
* Ballot link
emails sent through certified email system with 98%+ deliverability.
* Custom ballot
graphics to match your organizational logo/design
* Full election administration by our staff, providing an independent 3rd party to conduct the election and certify the results.
* Optional
postcard or paper ballot voting notification to voters handled by our staff.
Business Reply Mail (BRM) postage paid return envelopes.
Also included:
* Redundant data
storage for all election results.
* No server,
mobile app, special software, or computer specialist resources required at your
site.
* Email, voice
mail, and web based technical support.
