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Extra! Extra! Read all about it! Features! Functionality! Framework! Fresh Features, Functionality, and Framework Feature — Reporting Groups ElectionBuddy has recently released a new feature called “Reporting Groups”! I think the reporting groups is the most exciting of our new releases since it has been a huge labour of love from o

“To sit back and let fate play its hand out and never influence it is not the way man was meant to operate.” — John Glenn Voting in Outer Space If you have ever found yourself wondering about voting in outer space, this is the blog post you have been looking for. In 1997 a law […]

Congratulations! It’s a … tie? How To Perform a Runoff Election With ElectionBuddy Your election has ended. Anticipation rises as you go to view the results. Like a kid on Christmas morning, you run to your computer, log into your ElectionBuddy account, click on your election’s name, and … your eyes widen in dread. There […

After many elections and lots of effort, we have now reached nine million votes cast on ElectionBuddy! To celebrate this milestone, I will highlight nine features I personally love about ElectionBuddy: The ability to update your voter’s contact information after your election has started. This feature is fantastic because it allows yo

The people have spoken, and what they want is well-being and hygiene. Foot Powder for Mayor? Once upon a time, during the year 1967, it was election time in the tiny Ecuadorian town of Picoazà. Like many other small towns, they were holding an election for the mayor of their community. This election was different, however, […

Electronic voting as becoming a popular way to conduct elections but what would electronic voting actually look like on a national level? Estonia and I-Voting Estonia is the first country to allow for electronic voting (or i-voting) in conjunction with paper ballots for a nation-wide election. Estonia’s i-voting has been in place since&

“Young people need to vote. They need to get out there. Every vote counts. Educate yourself too. Don’t just vote. Know what you’re voting for, and stand by that.” - Nikki Reed What My Grade 11 Social Studies Teacher Taught Me About Voting I remember my mother always being actively engaged in the idea of democracy an

Whether it is an embarrassing email address created in your youth or a straightforward work email address, it is important that it is inputted correctly in your voter list! The Importance of Having Correct Email Addresses Electionbuddy offers numerous methods of contacting voters about upcoming elections. An important method of communicat

Whether it’s the food kind or the email kind, no one likes spam. Here are some of the most common causes of accidental spam emails. Why Do Emails Get Marked as Spam? When sending email notices to voters it’s discouraging to receive the undeliverable status meaning the voter never received their notice to vote! Currently […]

Over six million votes have now been cast in elections on ElectionBuddy. Election administrators and voters alike, you have been busy! Six Million Little Changes A Fresh New Look So, to celebrate this milestone, we have given ElectionBuddy a new site design!  When visiting ElectionBuddy.com, the first thing you will notice is le

Based upon feedback from quite a few election administrators, we have introduced a new piece of functionality. It is meant to help an organization analyze their voter list based on voting statuses. This information is now available in a download! Voter List Filters Previously, if an election administrator wanted to take a look at their [&

We work with any and all types of organizations that run elections. But, one type of organization in particular has very strict government-imposed legislation around their elections. Those would be the unions. The government department that regulates their legislation (in the United States) is the Department of Labour. We surpas

ElectionBuddy’s primary focus is elections. However, we know that the ability to survey members is also important. So, we created a hybrid: a voting method that can serve both as a true voting method for elections, and as a tool for surveying. Say hello to Scored voting! Scored Voting as a Tool to Survey Endless […]

Bylaws are a fundamental part of the operating process for any organization. They tell an organization what they should and should not do, and guide the people running the organization when things are unclear or uncertain. But, your organization changes, and that means your bylaws may need a change as well. A bylaw amendment is