Online Voting Insights & Resources

What to Look for in a Secure Online Voting Platform Online voting has become a normal part of governance across Australia. Associations conduct committee elections online. Unions run enterprise agreement ballots electronically. Strata schemes vote on motions through digital platforms. Companies increasingly combine online voting with hybrid and virtual meetings. The convenience is obvious. Members […]

When organisations decide to move voting online, the first question is usually about technology. The more important question is governance. Whether you’re running an AGM for a company, conducting a committee election for an association, managing a union ballot, or collecting votes from lot owners in a strata scheme, the voting platform is only one […]

If you’ve ever sat through a strata committee meeting and wondered whether a vote was actually valid, you’re not alone. Committee voting is one of the most misunderstood parts of strata governance. Owners often assume the committee can make any decision it likes, while committee members sometimes find themselves unsure about who can vote, what […]

When organisations start looking for an online voting platform, the first question is often about features. Can it run an election? Can it manage proxies? Does it support weighted voting? Is it secure? Those questions matter, but they are rarely the deciding factor. The more important question is whether the platform is suitable for the […]

Owners corporations are under growing pressure to make participation easier for lot owners. Many committees struggle to achieve quorums. Investors often live interstate or overseas. Busy owners miss meetings. Proxy forms arrive late. Ballot papers get lost in email chains. Yet decisions still need to be made about budgets, maintenance, insurance, by-laws, committee elections and […]

For many body corporate committees, the biggest challenge is not getting motions passed. It is getting owners involved in the first place. Low attendance at meetings is common across apartment buildings, townhouse developments and mixed-use schemes. Owners are busy. Some live interstate. Others are investors who rarely engage unless a major issue arises. That creates […]

For many clubs and associations, voting is one of the most important responsibilities they undertake. Committee elections, constitutional amendments, special resolutions, AGM motions, member surveys, board appointments — these decisions shape the direction of the organisation and affect every member. Yet many organisations still rely on paper ballots, manual vote counting, or attendance-based voting methods […]

For most associations, voting is one of the most visible expressions of member democracy. Whether members are electing a board, approving constitutional changes, voting on policy matters, or deciding the future direction of the organisation, confidence in the voting process matters. When members trust the process, they are more likely to accept the result—even when […]

When an enterprise agreement reaches the voting stage, most organisations have already spent months bargaining, consulting, drafting, reviewing, and negotiating terms. The vote itself might seem straightforward. In practice, it is one of the most scrutinised parts of the entire process. A poorly managed vote can create delays, disputes, and approval issues. A well-managed vote […]

For ASX-listed companies, voting is where governance becomes tangible. Shareholders can read annual reports, listen to investor presentations and engage with directors throughout the year, but formal decisions are ultimately made through the ballot. Director elections, remuneration reports, constitutional amendments and other resolutions all rely on a voting process that shareholders trust. That trust matters. […]