Categorized as: Election Tips, Increase Voter Turnout, Product Development
New to social proof? For a full description, visit social proof on Wikipedia, but in a nutshell it may be defined as “…a psychological phenomenon where people assume the actions of others in an attempt to reflect correct behavior for a given situation.” It’s a concept that may be used to increase voter turnout, and a feature […]
Categorized as: Election Tips, Increase Voter Turnout
“Enlighten us, but make it quick.” The motto of an Ignite event is a concept that translates well to introducing candidates to an electorate both online and off. If you’re new to an Ignite event, the concept is simple, a presenter goes through 20 slides in 5 minutes. That allows for 15 seconds per slide and the […]
Categorized as: Election Tips, Increase Voter Turnout
Be sure to visit Email Delivery Best Practices for an executive level overview of the ability of the Skypunch voting software to send emails to voters and some best practices for managing that aspect of an election. One of those best practices advises that you may wish to send one email using your own email sending tools, then […]
Categorized as: Company News, Increase Voter Turnout
I’m frequently asked by both current and prospective clients if their existing voter participation rates are acceptable, but defining “acceptable” is not easy. To at least provide a starting point for addressing the question, I sampled voter participation rates from fifty randomly chosen elections. These elections were conducted by a very diverse array of organizations […]
Categorized as: Election Tips, Increase Voter Turnout, Time Savers
ElectionsOnline’s software offers the ultimate in flexibility for configuring a ballot to present different positions to different voters. It does this through two configuration tools; 1. voter groups and 2. special interest groups. Read more about how and when to use each. By using these two tools, election administrators can, and many do, conduct two entirely […]
Categorized as: Increase Voter Turnout, Product Development
Strong member engagement = higher voter participation. Leveraging the communities your organization has developed on LinkedIn, Facebook, or elsewhere, can be a great way to increase awareness of, and participation in, your next election. But Higher Logic, with its integration with ElectionsOnline, can be an especially useful tool to drive increased voter participation. An Example […]
Categorized as: Election Tips, Increase Voter Turnout
One of the best practices for increasing voter turnout requires creating a link on your own web site that takes voters directly to the ballot login page. That’s a simple enough thing to do, but there are some best practices and tips that can be employed to ensure this link works to maximum effectiveness. For […]
Categorized as: Election Tips, Increase Voter Turnout
The United States of America is capable of electing a new President in less than twenty-four hours. Why then should it take upwards of four weeks to elect the President of a private organization? The answer is, it shouldn’t, and conducting an election with a four-week voting period is a holdover from the antiquated paper-based process […]
Categorized as: Election Tips, Increase Voter Turnout
The first five are things Skypunch clients don’t have to take any action to enjoy as they’ve already been done for you. Tips 6 through 18 however get into some things you can do from your end to ensure happy, participating voters. It is almost unheard of that an Skypunch client reports a downturn in […]
