AssociationVoting

Overview

AssociationVoting is an online election service built for member associations and other organizations. Its scope spans board elections, bylaw decisions, member approvals, polls, referendums, nominations, and proxy voting. It offers single-election pricing as well as an annual subscription, with voter authentication, ballot design, election monitoring, and records for the results.

The company was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Auburn Hills, Michigan, United States. The service is available on Android, iOS, and the web. For readers comparing tools in this category, see Online Voting Software.

Key features

Flexible ballots and voting methods

Ballots can present candidates or propositions, ask members to approve a slate, accept write-in choices, or include items tailored to districts, regions, and other subgroups. AssociationVoting supports First Past the Post and weighted score elections. Its listing also specifies score ballots and two-factor authentication.

Standard ballot pricing covers up to 25 distinct candidates and eight total line items. Organizations with more complex ballots may face additional charges, so ballot structure is worth considering when estimating the cost.

Secrecy, monitoring, and records

Secret ballots support anonymous participation, and secret ballot reports provide results without identifying individual voters. Election managers can follow ballot counts, ballots still in progress, quorum reports, and real-time tallies. An election audit summary is also available. Results can be exported as PDF.

Voting results remain accessible for 30 days after an election. Certified results and audit history are retained for one year from certification. These retention periods are important to check against an association’s recordkeeping needs.

Accessibility, support, and customization

The maker says its voter election site aims to meet WCAG 2.0 Level AA and is tested with WAVE. Voting managers can reach support by email or phone, and a knowledge base provides troubleshooting information and guides. Single sign-on is listed as an example of customization available by quote.

The maker’s privacy policy says credit-card transactions use SSL encryption. After a payment is accepted, it retains only the last five digits of the card number and its expiration date.

Pricing

AssociationVoting is freemium, with a free plan and a 14-day trial. Single-election fees are billed once per election and depend on the number of eligible voters:

The annual subscription is billed annually and allows unlimited non-concurrent elections for one association during the twelve-month subscription period. The pricing schedule covers organizations with 1–5,000 members. A free demo is also offered with standard election features, unlimited groups, weighted voting, and quorum monitoring; it does not require a credit card.

Platforms

AssociationVoting is available on Android, iOS, and the web, giving members options for accessing an election across mobile and browser platforms.

Who it's for

This service is intended for associations and organizations that need to run member elections or other formal votes. Its ballot options suit groups handling candidate choices, propositions, slate approvals, write-ins, or decisions segmented by regions or subgroups. Quorum tracking, audit summaries, and separate retention periods for results and certified records may also matter to organizations with defined election procedures.

Before choosing a plan, an organization should match its eligible voter count and election schedule to the per-election tiers or annual subscription, and confirm that its ballot fits the standard limits. The listing identifies a voter limit of 125 and an election limit of one, while the pricing schedule includes larger single-election tiers and an annual option; prospective buyers should confirm the applicable limits for their intended plan.

Pros and cons

• Pros: Supports multiple association decision types, weighted score elections, anonymous ballots, quorum monitoring, real-time tallies, and audit summaries.
• Pros: Offers Android, iOS, and web access, along with email and phone support and a knowledge base.
• Cons: The standard ballot allowance is capped at 25 distinct candidates and eight total line items, with possible extra charges for more complex ballots.
• Cons: Results are accessible for 30 days, while certified results and audit history are retained for one year from certification.

Alternatives

Organizations comparing association election platforms can also consider ElectionBuddy, SnapBallot, Election Runner, Simply Voting, CharterVote, OpaVote, ElectionChamp, and Assembley.

Verdict

AssociationVoting covers the central needs of member organizations running elections and other formal votes, pairing configurable ballots with anonymity options, live oversight, quorum reporting, and audit records. Its per-election pricing scales by eligible voter count, while the annual option is framed for repeated non-concurrent elections. Ballot limits, result availability, certified-record retention, and the applicable plan limits are the practical details to verify when deciding whether it fits an association’s process.