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The Election Experts
A blog on successful online voting, elections & surveys for member-based organizations.
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February 2012 Promote Your Election with ’2nd Ounce Free’
Introducing 2nd Ounce Free In January 2012, the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) introduced the 2nd Ounce Free initiative. This new pricing structure allows organizations to send presorted letters weighing up to 2 ounces via First-Class Mail at the 1-ounce postage rate. The 2nd Ounce Free program is aimed at commercial mailers of presorted transaction items, Read More…
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February 2012 Online Voting Webinar
This is a quick note to let you know about an upcoming webinar we are hosting later this month: 5 Things Your Organization Needs to Know About Online Voting. Online voting is a hot topic among member-based organizations. Associations, cooperatives, unions and financial institutions are looking to online methods to efficiently execute their election efforts. Read More…
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January 2012 Why Your Members Aren’t Voting…
In a recent survey, members of a large medical organization were asked to identify the primary reason why they chose NOT to participate in their organization’s election. The top reason given was “Did not know the candidates,” significantly ahead of “Missed the deadline” or “Unaware election occurred.” If your membership isn’t familiar with the Read More…
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January 2012 Setting a “Voting Window” for Your Online Election
When you decide to open and close your online election can determine the success of your efforts. The span of time that polls are open is referred to as the “voting window.” Here are a few tips on scheduling your voting window: The typical online election is open for 3–4 weeks. Schedule this time wisely. Read More…
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January 2012 Embedded Auto Login Links: Easy Access for Online Voting
Since 1997, we have been helping organizations become successful with online voting efforts. During that time, we have become aware of the top setbacks associated with electronic elections. The number one problem with providing an online election is potential voters either misplacing username/password information or members having difficulty logging in to the election site. Read More…
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January 2012 Online Voting & Your Organization’s Demographics
If you are considering online voting for your organization make sure to consider the demographics of your organization. Demographics play an important role in determining if your organization is a good candidate for online elections. Not all potential voters are computer savvy or have easy access to the Internet. According to a 2010 study by Read More…
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January 2012 Our Top Three Election Tips for 2012
We know that this is the time of year that organizations do their election planning. To give you a hand, we have compiled our top three tips for your 2012 election planning: 1. Have a promotion plan. In order for your election to be successful; members must know when the election is taking place. This Read More…
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January 2012 Online Voting: Frequently Asked Questions
Over the past few years, we have seen an explosion in the number of organizations interested in utilizing online voting for officer elections and bylaw voting – especially in association elections. Since 78% of all adult Americans use the Internet in some capacity, this shouldn’t be surprising. Members in your organization might be even more Read More…
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January 2012 Welcome to the Blog!
Welcome to the Election Experts – a blog about successful voting and elections for all different types of member organizations. Since 1990, we (Survey & Ballot Systems) have been assisting member-based organizations with association voting, union elections, cooperative elections and nonprofit voting. For the past 20+ years, our primary goal has been to help organizations Read More…
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