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February 7, 2018 by David Simms
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One Election, Multiple LanguagesWhen taking advantage of Evote's ability to integrate into your own website, you may also pass language codes into the system that change from one voter to the next making it possible for each of your voters to view the ballot pages in their own preferred language.

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December 6, 2017 by David Simms
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Custom Voter DemographicsElectionsOnline introduces the ability to associate up to four pieces of custom demographic data with each voter to enable segmenting election results by different demographic groups for business intelligence beyond just who won the election.

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September 6, 2017 by David Simms
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Voter Groups Versus Special Interest GroupsThe online voting tool from Skypunch Technology permits displaying different ballots to different voters based on voter profile. The two tools to do this—voter groups and special interest groups—may be used either alone, or together to elegantly handle any situation.

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May 3, 2017 by David Simms
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Keep Your Voter Database CleanDo your reputation as a sender of bulk email a favor and increase the likelihood of those on the receiving end actually receiving your communications. This article lists a few best practices for how to do this and explains how Skypunch’s software can help.

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April 5, 2017 by David Simms
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netFORUM IntegrationnetFORUM, the very popular Association Management System (AMS) from Abila, plays quite nicely with Skypunch’s online voting software thanks to some integration work from Dovelox.

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March 1, 2017 by David Simms
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NimbleUserNimbleUser has partnered with ElectionsOnline to integration their flagship product, Nimble AMS, with ElectionsOnline’s industry-leading online voting system. Nimble AMS clients may now provide voters an SSO experience and record who has voted as an additional metric for member engagement.

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January 3, 2017 by David Simms
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APIElectionsOnline is the only election service provider to offer an API and has been doing so for years. But, the API was SOAP-based. With the new RESTful API, the barrier for integration with the system has lowered and new functionality has been exposed.

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October 5, 2016 by David Simms
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Dual Models for Candidate BiographiesThis article examines the pros and cons of permitting candidates to submit their biographies using either a free-text model where they may provide whatever they wish, versus requiring them to provide responses to a set of fixed questions provided by the election manager.

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September 7, 2016 by David Simms
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Managing Account TurnoverAn organization creates an account at ElectionsOnline; the point of contact for that account leaves; that person’s replacement is assigned to manage the election and hasn’t a clue where to begin. This article provides some pointers on ensuring a smooth transition from one election administrator to another.

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August 3, 2016 by David Simms
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HOA Online Voting Best PracticesHomeowner associations (HOAs) need to elect a board of directors each year and are rapidly adopting online voting as the most cost-effective, headache-reducing way to go about it. Adhere to these best practices to fully exploit all the benefits of doing away with paper.

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