CharterVote
CharterVote is a web platform for associations and member groups to run board elections, motions, referenda, and quick polls.
What CharterVote is
CharterVote is a web platform for associations and member groups to run board elections, motions, referenda, and quick polls. Members verify eligibility once, receive accreditation for a single ballot, and can cast it anonymously. They can vote with an access code without creating an account. The platform offers public checks for ballot receipt inclusion, published results against retained evidence, and winner certificates. For enterprise elections, an organization can divide the ballot-box key among trustees so no single person, including CharterVote, can open results alone. CharterVote says its pages use HTTPS and strict security headers, and sensitive actions are rate limited. It says it collects only election-related data that is needed and lets account holders export or erase their data. Its verification does not establish voter identity or intent, device security, or events outside the platform. The free Starter plan covers up to 25 eligible voters per election. The mobile app is described as coming soon to the App Store.
Good
- Members can vote without an account.
- Supports elections, motions, referenda, and quick polls.
- Provides public verification checks and winner certificates.
- Enterprise elections can split the ballot-box key.
- Free Starter plan covers up to 25 voters.
Watch out
- Starter is limited to 25 eligible voters per election.
- Verification does not prove voter identity or intent.
- Mobile app is not yet available.
Who it suits
CharterVote is intended for professional associations, unions, cooperatives, faith groups, alumni networks, and student bodies. It may suit groups that want anonymous ballots and member-checkable election records.
Verdict
CharterVote offers anonymous voting alongside checks members can perform on election records. Groups should note the limits of verification and compare voter caps with their election size.
Plans and prices
From CharterVote's own pricing page, checked 15 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Starter | Free | Up to 25 eligible voters per election · verification retained 365 days · quick polls · CharterVote ballot branding · community support |
| Pay as you go — up to 250 voters | $119, paid once | Up to 250 eligible voters · sealed certified record · permanent verification URL · winner certificates · free rerun within 72 hours for an honest setup mistake · per election |
| Enterprise, pay as you go — up to 250 voters | $249, paid once | Up to 250 voters · trustee-split sealed ballot key · member directory · custom branding · long-term hosted verification · priority support · no subscription · per election |
| Pay as you go — up to 1,000 voters | $489, paid once | Up to 1,000 eligible voters · sealed certified record · permanent verification URL · winner certificates · free rerun within 72 hours for an honest setup mistake · per election |
| Annual Core | $489 a year | Up to 500 members · unlimited elections · member directory · custom branding · long-term hosted verification · winner certificates · priority support · nominating board · per year |
| Enterprise, pay as you go — up to 1,000 voters | $989, paid once | Up to 1,000 voters · trustee-split sealed ballot key · member directory · custom branding · long-term hosted verification · priority support · no subscription · per election |
| Pay as you go — up to 2,500 voters | $1,239, paid once | Up to 2,500 eligible voters · sealed certified record · permanent verification URL · winner certificates · free rerun within 72 hours for an honest setup mistake · per election |
| Annual Pro | $1,899 a year | Up to 2,000 members · unlimited elections · member directory · custom branding · long-term hosted verification · winner certificates · priority support · nominating board · per year |
| Enterprise, pay as you go — up to 2,500 voters | $2,449, paid once | Up to 2,500 voters · trustee-split sealed ballot key · member directory · custom branding · long-term hosted verification · priority support · no subscription · per election |
| Annual Federation | $8,999 a year | Up to 10,000 members · unlimited elections · member directory · custom branding · long-term hosted verification · winner certificates · priority support · nominating board · per year |
The facts
Each one read from CharterVote's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Abuse protection
- Public and account forms use an anti-bot challenge and sensitive actions are rate limited.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Anonymous voting
- The service separates voter identity from ballot content when the vote is cast and says votes cannot be traced to voters.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Audit trail
- The terms describe a hash-chained audit log recording significant actions with hashes, timestamps and actor information where applicable.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Ballot receipts
- Voters receive receipt codes that can be checked against a public bulletin board without revealing their selections.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Cryptographic sealing
- Voter rolls and election configurations can be sealed with timestamped SHA-256 hashes that expose later changes.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Deterministic exports
- Administrators can export anonymised ballots, integrity hashes and verification scripts for independent tally checking.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Documentation
- The resources library links organisers and members to workflow, verification, security and governance guides.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Election types
- The platform supports board elections, motions, referenda, and quick polls.checked 29 Sep 2026
- Election workflow
- Organisers create offices, candidates, dates and registration questions, approve eligible voters, issue single-use tokens and seal the result.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Eligibility and ballots
- Members verify eligibility once and receive accreditation for a single ballot, which is anonymous when cast.checked 29 Sep 2026
- Eligibility controls
- Custom registration fields let organisers collect membership information and approve voters before tokens are issued.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- CharterVote names professional associations, unions, cooperatives, faith groups, alumni networks, and student bodies as intended users.checked 29 Sep 2026
- Languages
- The election experience is offered in several languages out of the box.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Licence
- The terms say the service and original content, features and functionality are owned by Plusky IT Solutions and protected by intellectual-property law.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: availability
- The service terms do not guarantee uninterrupted, secure or error-free operation and allow maintenance and emergency downtime.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: cryptography
- The terms describe the transparency controls as tamper-evident rather than tamper-proof and say end-to-end encryption and homomorphic tallying are not implemented.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: mobile
- The official site says its app is coming soon to the App Store.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: reported setup bug
- The same customer story reports a timezone issue during setup that support identified and fixed.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Limits of verification
- CharterVote says verification does not prove voter identity, voter intent, device security, or events outside the platform.checked 29 Sep 2026
- Limit: verification scope
- Verification does not establish voter identity, voter intent, device security, coercion, eligibility decisions or events outside CharterVote.checked 15 Oct 2026
The company
- Company headquarters
- LinkedIn lists CharterVote headquarters in Cheyenne, Wyoming.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Company industry
- LinkedIn categorises CharterVote under software development.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Company size
- LinkedIn lists CharterVote's company size as 2–10 employees.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Maker
- CharterVote is developed and maintained by Plusky IT Solutions.checked 29 Sep 2026
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