Independent guide · English and German
Decide together, without arguing about the rules.
Online voting for clubs and associations, anonymous polls, live voting in meetings and the question of which majority actually applies. Practical guides, honest tool comparisons and neutral explainers.
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Sections
018 pages
Online voting for organisations
How to run an online vote or election in a club, association, owners' association or company: process, ballot secrecy, meetings and software compared.
025 pages
Polls and surveys
Survey tools compared, anonymous polls, live polling for meetings and events, scheduling polls and how to write questions that people answer honestly.
035 pages
Voting methods explained
Simple and qualified majorities, quorum, ranked-choice, approval and score voting, proxies and postal votes, and the double majority, explained with worked examples.
047 pages
Referendums and direct democracy
What referendums, initiatives and citizens' assemblies are, how they work across Europe, the history of EU treaty referendums and the European Citizens' Initiative.
Where most readers start
How Online Voting Works for Organisations: Step by Step
How an online vote in a club, association or company runs: voter register, invitations, casting a secret ballot, counting, and where online voting has limits.
Online Voting for Associations and Clubs: A Practical Guide
How clubs and associations can vote online: what the constitution must allow, hybrid and virtual meetings, written resolutions and a first-vote checklist.
Online Voting Software Compared: POLYAS, ElectionBuddy & Co.
Online voting software compared: POLYAS, Simply Voting, ElectionBuddy and OpaVote on ballot secrecy, voting methods, hosting, pricing logic and best fit.
Survey Tools Compared: Jotform, Typeform, Tally & More
Survey tools compared: Jotform, Typeform, SurveyMonkey, Tally, LamaPoll and LimeSurvey on free tiers, anonymity, GDPR and hosting, logic and export.
Live Polling Tools for Meetings: Mentimeter, Slido & More
Live polling tools for meetings and events compared: Mentimeter, Slido and alternatives, free-tier limits, anonymity and why they are not for binding elections.
Majority and Quorum Explained: Simple, Absolute, Qualified
Simple, absolute and qualified majorities, abstentions and quorum explained with a worked example, so your group knows which rule decides before it votes.
Direct democracy
Referendums, explained neutrally
What a referendum is, how popular votes are regulated across Europe and how the European Citizens' Initiative works. With references to official sources and no voting recommendation.
Go to direct democracyWhat Is a Referendum? Types, Rules and Examples
A referendum is a direct vote by the electorate on a specific question. The main types, binding or advisory, mandatory or optional, and the rules that shape them.
EU Treaty Referendums: A Timeline from 1972 to Today
Every major national referendum on joining the EU or ratifying its treaties since 1972, in one neutral timeline: country, year, subject and outcome.
The European Citizens' Initiative (ECI) Explained
How the European Citizens' Initiative works: one million signatures from at least seven EU countries, the steps and deadlines, and what the Commission must do.
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