Notice Source: An Online Election Service for Post-Election Reporting

Using the Source report eliminates the guesswork from your outreach strategy. Instead of wondering if your emails, SMS messages, or mailed notices are actually having an impact on your voters, you can rely on data to build communication plans that work. By identifying the exact channels and reminder schedules that drive your voters to the ballot, you start building highly effective, targeted campaigns for all your future voting events.

Every online election requires proper election management, which extends beyond the point at which a ballot becomes available. Success requires organizations to consider how their voters are engaging with election notices, and to pinpoint exactly which communication methods are best able to encourage participation.

Reviewing notice source data after the election concludes gives administrators access to practical information they can incorporate into future strategies, while supporting informed, data-based planning and resource allocations.

ElectionBuddy’s reporting tools are designed to do just that, showing which channels voters have opted to use before casting their ballots. Whether notices were delivered through email, SMS, WhatsApp, printed materials, or mailed notices, administrators can review how each of these methods has contributed.

Having a clearer picture of voter engagement eliminates any reliance on assumptions or the time associated with manual response tracking!

Detailed vote reporting gives organizations the opportunity to evaluate how effective each election has been after voting has closed. Rather than focusing only on election results or the official results to be shared with voters, administrators can assess those communication processes that seem best able to lead voters to participate in the first place.

Historical reporting often becomes increasingly valuable over time, particularly for organizations that run recurring elections. By comparing communication performance between voting events, they can:

• Identify patterns in voter behavior
• Highlight the preferred channels for different demographics
• Discover ways to improve future election planning

These insights can also be used within internal reviews. They provide clear reporting for boards, committees, and leadership teams who are responsible for overseeing election administration.

All organizations might have different ways of communicating with their members, and it’s rare for there to be one single approach that will work for every election, or every group. Notice Source reporting helps administrators analyze how their voters react to various outreach methods, which means future communications are refined based on real-world participation data.

This can be even more relevant for organizations that need to contact members across multiple regions, departments, or membership groups. Instead of treating all members and voters the same, administrators can:

• Make informed decisions about the notification methods they should use
• Tailor these based on each different audience or member group
• Continue to support accessible voting processes

Combined with ElectionBuddy’s other election services, Notice Source reporting acts as an extra layer of insight that complements systems such as ballot administration and vote counting. These tools can help organizations review and improve the whole process, from initial notices being delivered through to publishing results.

All organizations have specific compliance obligations and internal policies they need to adhere to, and it’s important that any communication process they choose is tailored accordingly. ElectionBuddy provides reporting tools that support efficient election administration, while enabling organizations to review the data and decide for themselves how best to apply those findings to each part of the process in future voting events.

Combining communication analytics with online election service post-election reporting means organizations can continuously improve their engagement with voters and help make each election more responsive to their members’ needs.