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Fun Facts About Electronic Voting (E-Voting)

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Hopkinton Town Meeting

For years, manual vote-counting methods like “Yea or Nay”, raise-of-hands, and paper ballots have reigned supreme in the voting and election processes of businesses, towns and cities, unions, associations, and more. While these tried-and-true processes have been effective in achieving a clear result, each can have limitations when it comes to speed, accuracy, and the anonymity of a voting session. Here some fun facts about how e-voting can modernize and streamline vote-counting in 2025 and beyond.

The Pros and Cons of Electronic Voting

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Electronic voting is increasingly used in various settings, from government elections to corporate boardrooms. But how does it stack up against traditional voting methods like voice voting or a show of hands? Here are the pros and cons of e-voting, particularly in the context of business, town, and organizational meetings.

Fall Recap: NECA, Rehoboth, and Maine Municipal Association Electronic Voting

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MEMUN Convention

With the Fall season getting into full swing, we’ve been hard at work helping organizations, small governments, and businesses alike to modernize the way they collect and tabulate votes. Over the past few months, we made appearances at the NECA 29th annual convention, Rehoboth’s 2024 Special Town Meeting, as well as our debut appearance at the Maine Municipal Association Convention, where we’ve been introducing town clerks and local government admins to the world of electronic voting!

AEAONMS Utilizes TownVOTE for the First Time During Their 131st Imperial Council Session

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Ancient Egyptian Arabic Order voting session

As a newcomer to the world of electronic voting, the Ancient Egyptian Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine (AEAONMS) had several unique conditions for their 131st imperial council session on August 20th. Convening at the Sheraton and Marriott hotels in New Orleans, the organization utilized TownVOTE during two electoral voting sessions for the Nobles and Daughters of the Order. The system handled the tasks with ease, automatically counting the votes of almost 2,000 delegates in a large conference room venue.

NAACP and APWU are Now Using TownVOTE Electronic Voting System

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APWU Voting Session

We’ve had our hands full in the month of July, as we provided on-site technical support for two high profile clients: the American Postal Workers’ Union (APWU), and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). Utilizing TownVOTE, the two organizations voted electronically on various articles and motions, streamlining their voting process and achieving a highly accurate result on particularly contentious votes.

TownVOTE Is Now the Official Electronic Voting Platform of the US House of Representatives’ Committee Markup Meetings

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House Committee on Natural Resources Hearing Room

Since 2018, we’ve partnered with the House of Representatives’ Committee on Natural Resources, who primarily use the system to record votes at their markup meetings. Given their continued success with using the system and Meridia’s proven track record for providing prompt and personalized customer service, it was only natural for our relationship with the House to expand to include six more representative committees who are now utilizing TownVOTE for their meetings.

Six New House of Representative Committees are Now Using TownVOTE

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Since 2018, we’ve partnered with the House of Representatives’ Committee on Natural Resources, who primarily use the system to record votes at their markup meetings. Given their continued success with using the system and Meridia’s proven track record for providing prompt and personalized customer service, it was only natural for our relationship with the House to expand to include six more representative committees who are now utilizing TownVOTE for their meetings.

7th Day Adventists Across the Country are Using TownVOTE Electronic Voting System

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7th Day Adventists Conference Electronic Voting System

Every five years, various 7th Day Adventist conferences meet to discuss and deliberate issues, bylaw changes, and more. Traditionally, all voting during these events was handled by pen-and-paper ballots and manual vote-counting. While this process allowed the conferences to conduct a secret ballot, the process was often stressful, tedious, and time-consuming.

NAACP Use Electronic Voting For the First Time During their 113th National Convention

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NAACP Convention 2022 Electronic Voting

Meridia was called on by the NAACP to provide an electronic voting system for 3,500 delegates at their July 14-20th 2022 Annual Convention in Atlantic City, NJ. This year, in their first in-person meeting since 2019, for the first time in their 113-year history, NAACP chose to move away from voice and paper voting.

Churches of God Eastern Regional Conference Streamline their April Meeting With Electronic Voting

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The Churches of God Eastern Regional Conference had used paper ballots for many years before switching to Meridia’s TownVOTE electronic voting system in April 2022. During this meeting, the conference used electronic voting for the first time to vote on new council members, as well as a large vote for a delegation of people they plan to send to their national conference.

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