What to Look for in a Secure Online Voting Platform

If you’ve been involved in AGMs for any length of time, you’ll know most votes start with a show of hands. It’s quick, visible, and for routine matters, usually enough. But it’s not always the final word. Where the outcome really matters — or where there’s any doubt — the meeting will often move to […]

Best Online Voting Platform in Australia — A Practical Comparison Guide People often start with the same question: “What’s the best online voting platform?” The honest answer is — it depends what’s at stake. A quick internal poll with no real consequences? Plenty of tools will do the job. A board election, a contested union […]

“Special resolution” sounds more complicated than it is. In practice, it just means a decision that needs a stronger level of agreement than a normal vote. You see it in company law, strata schemes, incorporated associations — anywhere the decision is considered significant enough that a simple majority isn’t quite enough. And there’s a reason […]

What is a Scrutineer? Role & Responsibilities If you are running a vote that matters — a board election, an enterprise agreement, a member resolution — at some point the question comes up: who is actually checking this? That is where a scrutineer comes in. It is not a ceremonial role. Done properly, it is […]

How Are Board Members Elected in Australia? Board elections in Australia are usually straightforward — until they’re not. Most organisations follow a familiar process. Nominations open, candidates are confirmed, members vote, and the result is declared. On paper, it’s simple. In practice, the detail around how that vote is run can make a big difference, […]

If you’ve run an AGM or any kind of member vote in the past few years, chances are you’ve come across online voting—either as an organiser or a participant. It’s become a standard part of governance in Australia, particularly outside of government elections. At a basic level, it replaces the paper ballot with a secure […]

If you’ve ever been tasked with running an election — whether it’s for a member-based organisation, a board, or something more regulated — you’ll know the first real question isn’t about technology. It’s cost. And not just “what’s the price?”, but “what are we actually paying for here — and what are we avoiding?” Online […]

If you’ve been through enterprise bargaining before, you’ll know the vote itself can carry more weight than people expect. It’s the point where everything gets tested — the process, the communication, and, sometimes, the relationships between parties. A question that comes up often is whether a union can run that vote. Technically, yes. In practice, […]

EBA Vote Timelines: What Actually Happens (and How Long It Takes) When clients ask how long an enterprise agreement vote takes, they are usually expecting a neat answer. There isn’t one. You can run a clean, well-organised vote in just over three weeks. You can also watch the same process stretch out to six weeks […]

Clients often assume there must be a strict rule somewhere saying EBA votes have to be conducted by secret ballot. It sounds like the kind of thing the law would spell out clearly. It doesn’t. That said, if you’ve been around enterprise bargaining for any length of time, you’ll know most experienced practitioners won’t go […]