Vote in secret.
On your phone.
Digital elections for unions, associations and cooperatives.
The hall, just before it fills up.
Eight steps, one election
particibyte follows the procedure your election rules set out. The chair moves on to the next step, and every phone in the room follows live.
Voting open
- Aylin Demir
- Jonas Petersen
- Marta Kowalski
- Henrik Brandt
Cast vote
Voting open
- Aylin Demir
- Jonas Petersen
- Marta Kowalski
- Henrik Brandt
Cast vote
Participant view, sample data
Secret stays secret
particibyte keeps every election secure and true to its principles: free, equal and secret.
Cast
Every vote comes from the voter’s own phone or computer, after a personal login.
Separate
Name and ballot are separated. No vote can be traced back to a person.
Count
Valid votes are counted, an empty ballot is an abstention. Nobody can vote twice.
From ballot box to phone
Fold the ballot, drop it in, count, recount. The phones in the room take care of that now.
Everything for your assembly
- Planning
- Set up date, agenda and participants in advance.
- Invitations
- By email, with a link to accept or decline.
- Accreditation
- Voting rights, substitute delegates and quorum in one place.
- Attendance
- QR scan at the door, for quorum and minutes.
- Live votes
- On every agenda item: yes, no, abstain.
- Big screen
- Results shown large on the projector, live in the room.
- Travel expenses
- Settled after the assembly, in the same system.
- Traceable
- Every action by the chair is recorded.
Item 7 · Motion A7Live
Amending § 4 of the statutes: collect fees digitally
- Yes73.6 %
- No26.4 %
202 votes · 9 abstentions
Who it’s for
Unions & works councils
3 examples
Delegate electionCandidate election
Delegates for conferences and congresses, substitutes move up through accreditation.
Electing the election committeeCandidate election
The committee is elected first and then checks every ballot that follows.
MotionsVote
Yes, no or abstain on every motion, the result goes straight to the big screen.
Clubs & associations
3 examples
Board electionCandidate election
Several votes per ballot, no votes and abstentions included.
Discharge of the boardVote
One agenda item, one vote, one entry in the minutes.
Amending the statutesVote
Accreditation decides who may vote, not a tally sheet.
Municipalities & cooperatives
3 examples
Representatives’ assemblyList election
Confirm a whole list: yes, no or abstain.
Advisory board electionCandidate election
Guests follow the election with a code, only those entitled to vote can vote.
ResolutionsVote
Live votes on every item of the agenda.
Questions before the vote
Does everyone need an app?
No. The ballot opens in the browser, on your own phone or computer. Everyone logs in with the access details from their invitation.
How does the vote stay secret?
particibyte keeps who voted apart from what was voted. Nobody, not even the chair, can link a vote to a person.
Can anyone vote twice?
No. Every participation is recorded, and a second ballot from the same person is rejected.
Who gets to vote?
Accreditation decides: voting rights, groups such as delegates, members or guests, and substitute delegates moving up. For each election you set which groups may vote.
How are abstentions counted?
An empty ballot is an abstention. Percentages are based on valid votes, abstentions appear as a separate number below and in the minutes.
Does it work for hybrid meetings?
The ballot runs in the browser, in the room or at home. Whether absent members may vote is up to your statutes. Attendance in the room is recorded by QR scan.
Are digital elections allowed for us?
That depends on your statutes or election rules. Send them with your request, and we will go through them with you before we make an offer.
What does it cost?
That depends on the size of the assembly and the number of ballots. Send us the date and roughly how many people can vote, and you will get a quote.
Made by 9komma8 in Hamburg.
Maker
particibyte is a product of 9komma8 GmbH. We advise on, build and run software for organisations where many people take part: unions, associations, clubs.
From Hamburg
Our office is on Bleickenallee in Hamburg-Altona. The team works all over Germany, many of us remotely.