eBallot offers significant cost benefits over paper elections in a vote to vote comparison. It saves an organization the cost of creating, printing and postage, since everything can be handled electronically. Online elections reduce the use of paper and the amount of work for both the organization, as well as voters.

eBallot offers high levels of security – in human and technical terms. All data is secured by 128- bit SSL security certificates on servers stored in off-site, protected storage and hosting facilities with multiple safeguards against fraud and protection against malicious code and hackers. Several software security features enhance security (like the ballot activation check list, admin lock out etc). Online elections with eBallot are safer for an organization because a Web server outside the organization tabulates the votes Tabulation by a Web server allows for voter
confidentiality and security in a neutral third party environment.

The eBallot Online Voting Platform offers intelligent ballots, smart checklist features, vote tallying, tabulation and reporting. These functions are automatic and do not need to be assigned to personnel in-house. Additionally, eBallot allows administrators to create rules on ballots so that voters cannot cast invalid votes, nor do they need to be checked while counting. Voters are required to make choices as outlined by the election rules. The uniquely identifiable vote confirmation ID allows voters to authenticate that their vote was cast accurately.

Premier online election systems like eBallot allow organizations to co-brand and specify functionality as per their requirements and election rules. The election Web site looks like the organization’s Web site and accommodates all specific rules/by-laws that govern the organization’s election process. eBallot can also accommodate specific organizations’ needs like simultaneous national/regional ballots and different voting styles, such as straight ticket voting and run-off voting.

eBallot provides seamless integration capability with various external membership systems such as Rapattoni, iMIS and TMA Resources, through partnerships with these providers. Voters are required to login only once, through a login interface they are comfortable with, for a seamless voting experience. Integrated login with membership systems is a feature exclusive to eBallot.

With the eBallot Reporting Dashboard and Tools, organizations have access to critical data regarding their elections at their fingertips – instantly and on demand. These reporting features include election statistics like voter participation trends, as well aspost election results tabulation and raw vote data. Additionally, eBallot provides strong reporting support for specialized data analysis as per an organization’s specific requests.

eBallot offers some important features to run an election smoothly. These include a Preview Mode to view a ballot before election starts, Voter Management functions, advanced Reporting tools, a Wizard ballot setup mode and various new and improved administrator features.

eBallot provides the most flexible online voting platform. With eBallot you may conduct online elections or hybrid elections. All rules and restrictions of a paper ballot election are available with eBallot, in a more convenient manner.

eBallot drastically reduces the time required to set up and conduct elections. There is no excess time required to create paper ballots, set up paper ballots for printing, wait for the printing to be completed, or wait for ballots to be filled out and returned. Also in-house company time, money and use of resources are reduced significantly because of eBallot’s instantaneous vote tabulation.

The eBallot Online Voting Platform offers the easiest and most convenient method for administrators and voters alike. For administrators, the process of setting up a ballot and conducting an election is simple and manageable. For voters, the requirement of marking a ballot and mailing it back to the organization is not needed. All that a voter needs is their login credentials and an Internet ready computer.