Right2Vote’s Online Election Technology Is Revolutionizing Association Elections

Right2Vote’s Government of India certified online election software is revolutionizing association elections. It not only saves cost, time and effort but most importantly substantially increases voter turnout.Business Wire India
Success of any association of persons is dependent on how well it is managed. And how well an organization is managed is dependent on the democratically elected representatives who manages these associations. Hence it is very important that association elections are conducted in a secured and transparent manner with maximum participation of members. However, the biggest challenge in association election is low voter turnout. Right2Vote’s online election technology is solving this problem very effectively.

Association elections suffer from low participation or low voter turnout due to booth-based elections. Most association have polling booths set up at their association head office. All members are supposed to travel all the way to this booth, stand in a queue and then vote. However, these days members of an association might be spread across the country and across the world. It is not possible for all members of the association to travel all the way to the specific booth just to vote.

For example –IIT Delhi Alumni Association (IITDAA) has their head office at IIT Delhi campus. However, their alumni are spread across the world. If IITDAA decides to have their elections for few hours during the Alumni meet at the IIT Delhi campus in Delhi as it used to happen earlier, very few alumni who are located around the campus or are enthusiastic enough to travel would be able to participate. However, when IITDAA decided to move to online voting, alumni from across the world started participating which led to major jump in voter turnout. Today the association is better representative of the members as all members including international members have a say in the selection of the management committee.

There are several kinds of associations which are benefiting from Right2Vote’s online election service. These include:
 

1. TRADE ASSOCIATIONS

• Solar – International Solar Alliance (ISA)
• Shipping – ICC Shipping Association
• Realtors – South Metrocity Association of Realtors (SMART)
• Rubber dealers – The Indian Rubber Dealers Federation (IRDF)
• Traders – The Calcutta Electric Traders Association
• Chemists – The All India Organisation of Chemists and Druggists (AIOCD)
• Hospital administrators – Academy of Hospital Administrators (AHA)
• Indian Business Alliance Russia (IBA – Russia)

2. PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

• Engineers – Consulting Engineers Association of India (CEAI)
• Information System Audit Control Association (ISACA)
• Indian Association of Structural Engineers (IAStructE)
• Doctors – Association of Surgeons of India (ASI) Delhi chapter
• Indian Arthroscopy Society (IAS)
• Indian Orthodontic Society (IOS)
• Delhi Ophthalmological Society (DOS)
• Indian Prosthodontic Society (IPS)
• Screenwriters – Screenwriters Association (SWA)
• Pilots – Executive Pilots’ Association (EPA)

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3. SOCIAL ASSOCIATIONS (NGOs, Alumni Association, Religious Association)

• Lions Clubs International (LCI)
• Rotary Clubs
• Alumni Association of Indore School of Social Work (AAISSW)
• Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi Alumni Association (IITDAA)
• The Old Sanawarian Society
• Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA)
• Association of Inner Wheel Clubs in India
• Junior Chamber International India (JCI India)
• Akhil Bhartiya Terapanth Yuvak Parisad (ABTYP)
• Bangalore International School Trust (BIST)
• Telugu Association of Australia Incorporated (TAAI)

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4. RESIDENT WELFARE ASSOCIATIONS or COOPERATIVE HOUSING SOCIETIES

• Tata Ariana owners and residents group
• Godrej United Owners Association
• Embassy Pristine Apartment Owners Association
• Prestige Ozone Home Owners' Welfare Association
• Matri Park CHSL
• Spectra Palmwoods Apartment Owners Association
• South City Apartment Owners Association
• Sai Peace and Prosperity Apartment Buyers Association
• Kolkata Uniworld City Apartment Owners’ Association
• IRIS Court Flat Owners Association
• Apex Association of Lavasa Property Owners
• Arcadia Sports Association, Zimbabwe

5. EMPLOYEE ASSOCIATIONS or EMPLOYEE UNIONS

• Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited (UPPCL) Employee Trust
• NTPC Executive’s Association of Ramagundam
• Air India Express Aircraft Engineers Association (AIEAEA)
• Retired Officers Welfare Society (ROWS) (Indian Oil Corporation)
• NTPC Apex Association
• Uttar Pradesh Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Ltd (UPRVUNL) Employee Trust

All kinds of associations are moving from booth-based election to online election service of Right2Vote due to following reasons:
 

1. Higher voter turnout leading to more representative and better management committee

2. Tested, Certified and Approved by Government of India

3. Saves cost

4. Saves time and effort

5. Secure and transparent

6. Feature rich, flexible and easy to use platform

1. Secret ballot
2. Audit Trail
3. Voter receipt
4. Instant result after close of voting
5. Team election
6. Multiple position election in a single poll
7. Candidate picture on the ballot
8. SMS / Email based invitation
9. SMS / Email based reminder
10. Option to vote from website, mobile and app (android and iOS)
11. Voting from anywhere in less than a minute
12. Automated counting and instant result in PDF and excel format

Link to complete feature list – https://right2vote.in/features-list/

With the option of Right2Vote’s online election technology, all associations should migrate from booth-based voting to online voting. It not only saves cost, time and effort but most importantly substantially increase voter turnout. Complete details of Right2Vote’s online election service, features, cost, security and process are available here: https://right2vote.in/what-we-do/association-election/
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