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Understanding the Differences Between an Initiative vs. Referendum
January 29, 2022
Updated: February 11th, 2025 An initiative and a referendum are two forms of direct democracy that allow citizens to shape laws through voting. The key difference is that an initiative lets voters propose new legislation or constitutional amendments, while a referendum gives the public the power to approve or reject laws passed by the leg
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What Is The Difference Between A Plurality Voting System And A Majority Voting System?
January 27, 2022
Democracy has long been a political idea that many countries have woven into their societal structure. However, the system and procedures to implement a country’s democratic wishes differ from nation to nation. In practice, there are various voting systems to award election winners.  Two standard voting systems are the plurality vo
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Difference Between Plurality And Majority Voting Systems
January 27, 2022
Democracy is a fantastic theoretical idea successfully implemented by many societies across the globe. To put it in place, though, you need to guarantee that you can run a fair election first, regardless of your intention or purpose. From voting for the president of the United States to voting for the chairperson of your local […]
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Plurality Vs. Majority Voting
January 27, 2022
Majority and plurality voting systems are two of the most common you will find globally. If you live in a democratic country, the likelihood is that you will vote underneath one of these systems when choosing an elected official in some way.  Yet, there are critical differences between plurality and majority voting systems that are [
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Ranked Choice Voting in New York City
November 1, 2021
Ranked choice voting.
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Using Two-Factor Authentication
October 1, 2021
One-factor, two-factor, red-factor, blue-factor. When voting it is reasonable to worry about the security of someone's vote. How can we ensure that not just anyone uses a voter's access key from an email, postcard, or text message? Thankfully there is a way to ensure that other voters do not use someone else's access key to […]
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Radio Buttons vs. Checkboxes — What's the Difference?
September 1, 2021
There is always a rhyme and reason to web desgin. You might have noticed when building your ballot that ElectionBuddy alternates between using radio buttons: And the use of checkboxes: While it might seem like this design choice is random, it is actually an industry standard when it comes to web design. So, what is […]
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What is a QR Code?
August 1, 2021
What new technology does is create new opportunities to do a job that customers want done. — Tim O’Reilly A QR (Quick Response) code is a two-dimensional barcode that can hold a lot more information when compared to your standard barcode. It was first created in 1994 by the automotive industry in Japan. This code […]
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Compulsory Voting in Australia
July 1, 2021
Ever wonder how compulsory voting in Australia works? If so, then you have come to the right place! First Off, What Is Compulsory Voting? Compulsory voting is when a country legally requires that a citizen who is of legal voting age participates in elections. Some countries that currently enforce compulsory voting are: For more informatio
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New branding. Way more smiles.
May 23, 2021
In the last year we’ve been a part of over 40,000 votes and helped almost 6 million voters make their voice heard. With all of that democratic activity, we’ve expanded and grown to help as many customers as we can. So we asked ourselves the question, was our brand matching up? The answer involved taking […]
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All Hands On Deck: Working Remotely
April 6, 2020
Because of the crazy times we are living in (thanks, COVID-19), the entire ElectionBuddy team is now working remotely! This means we are still hard at work to ensure that there is zen in your elections. We also get to benefit from some cuddly new team members! Meet Jasper, our election observer (along with a few other, […
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Fresh Features, Functionality, and Framework
March 2, 2020
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
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Voting in Outer Space
February 3, 2020
“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 […]
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How To Perform a Runoff Election With ElectionBuddy
January 6, 2020
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 […
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