VoterTerminal
VoterTerminal provides anonymous online voting for civic leagues, HOAs, unions, nonprofits, and other community organizations.
What VoterTerminal is
VoterTerminal provides anonymous online voting for civic leagues, HOAs, unions, nonprofits, and other community organizations. It supports plurality, majority, and ranked-choice (IRV) ballots, with results calculated automatically when an election closes. Administrators can upload a CSV voter roll so eligible voters receive personal access codes by email. They can monitor turnout, export results, check participation for quorum, and review a timestamped audit log without seeing individual ballot choices. For in-person polling, the platform offers a QR code or kiosk display, plus password-gated ballot invalidation and reinstatement. Ballot links can be shared through Zoom, Teams, Slack, email, or other video-conferencing chats without an integration. VoterTerminal runs on the web and Linux, including self-hosted deployment. The maker says self-hosted data stays on the organization's server and the source is available under the MIT license. Plans include a free self-hosted option and paid plans at $29 a month and $75 a month; Enterprise pricing is custom.
Good
- Supports plurality, majority, and ranked-choice voting
- Admins can track turnout and export results
- Timestamped audit log does not show ballot choices
- Offers QR code or kiosk display for in-person polling
- Free self-hosted plan
Watch out
- Community Edition allows one active election
- Community Edition limits voting to plurality
- Community Edition does not include a voter roll
- Starter costs $29 a month
Who it suits
VoterTerminal suits community organizations that need online elections, voter access codes, and participation records for quorum. The self-hosted option may interest organizations that want data kept on their own server.
Verdict
VoterTerminal combines anonymous ballots with election administration tools, including participation checks and audit logs. Review the plan limits and deployment requirements before choosing the free self-hosted edition or a paid plan.
Plans and prices
From VoterTerminal's own pricing page, checked 8 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Self-hosted | Free | Unlimited elections & voters · Bring your own email provider · Community support · Free forever |
| Starter | $29 a month | Unlimited elections · Plurality & Majority voting · 2 admin users · Email support · $29 /month |
| Pro | $75 a month | Unlimited admin users · Ranked Choice (IRV) · QR kiosk · Priority support · $75 /month |
| Enterprise | Priced on request | Unlimited elections & voters · Multi-chapter support · White-label branding · Dedicated infrastructure · Custom pricing |
The facts
Each one read from VoterTerminal's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Community edition limits
- The GitHub README says the Community Edition allows one active election, up to two admin accounts, plurality voting only, and no voter roll.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Enterprise audience
- The Enterprise plan is presented for state associations, multi-chapter organizations, and large nonprofits, with consultation requests answered within one business day.checked 8 Oct 2026
- In-person tools
- The platform offers a QR code or kiosk display for in-person polling and password-gated ballot invalidation and reinstatement.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Meeting tools
- Ballot links can be shared in Zoom, Teams, Slack, email, or other video-conferencing chats, with no integration required.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Results and audit
- Admins can monitor turnout, export results, verify who participated for quorum, and review a timestamped audit log without seeing how anyone voted.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Security
- The maker says ballot choices cannot be linked to voter identities, traffic uses TLS, admin credentials are bcrypt-hashed, and admin sessions use expiring signed tokens.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Self-hosted data
- The maker says self-hosted data stays on the organization's server and the source is available under the MIT license.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Self-hosted requirements
- The maker describes Linux server installation and Docker deployment, with minimum requirements of 512 MB RAM, 1 vCPU, 2 GB disk, a public IP, and a domain name.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Support
- The plans page lists community support for self-hosting, email support for Starter, and priority support for Pro; the maker lists [email protected] as a contact email.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Voter access
- Admins can upload a CSV voter roll, and the platform emails each eligible voter a personal access code.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Voting methods
- The platform supports plurality, majority, and ranked-choice (IRV) voting, with results calculated automatically when an election closes.checked 8 Oct 2026
- What it does
- VoterTerminal provides anonymous online voting for civic leagues, HOAs, unions, nonprofits, and other community organizations.checked 8 Oct 2026
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