Ranked Online Voting System

Online voting, also known as electronic or e-voting, revolutionizes the electoral process by utilizing electronic methods for casting and tallying votes. This core functionality defines ElectionBuddy, a comprehensive platform guiding users through every stage of an election, from voter notification to result computation. Historically, elections relied on paper ballots and manual counting. However, the rise of online voting streamlines this process, enabling remote participation and reducing reliance on physical ballots. This transition enhances efficiency and accessibility. Beyond convenience, online voting bolsters election integrity by minimizing human errors. With automated systems like ElectionBuddy, errors in ballot handling and result calculation are minimized, mitigating the risk of manipulation. ElectionBuddy ensures transparency and accuracy by restricting changes during voting, maintaining audit trails, and providing results for manual verification. In an ElectionBuddy election, the only secrets are the voting choices of your participants.

Online voting, or electronic voting (e-voting), transforms the electoral process through electronic methods for voting and tallying. ElectionBuddy, a comprehensive platform, embodies this core functionality, guiding users seamlessly through every aspect of an election, from voter notification to result calculation. Traditionally, elections relied on paper ballots and manual counts. However, the emergence of online voting simplifies the process, enabling remote participation and reducing dependence on physical ballots. This transition not only boosts efficiency but also enhances accessibility. Moreover, online voting enhances election integrity by reducing human errors. Automated systems like ElectionBuddy minimize mistakes in handling ballots and calculating results, thus mitigating the risk of manipulation. By enforcing restrictions on changes during voting, maintaining audit trails, and providing results for manual verification, ElectionBuddy ensures transparency and accuracy. In an ElectionBuddy election, the only undisclosed information is the voting preferences of the participants.

Number System
rank ballot img
HOW TO MARK A BALLOT

For voters, marking a ranked choice voting ballot is simple. Voters rank their choices in order of preference – 1st choice, 2nd choice, 3rd choice, and so on.

rank img
Single transferable vote

There are 4 candidates competing for the 1 vacant seat. On Polling day – voters in the Taghaidh voted by numbering their candidates in order of preference. They put a 1 next to their favourite candidate, a 2 next to their second favourite, a 3 by their third, and so on…..