Online Elections with Ranked-Choice Voting

OpaVote allows you to run elections online. You can do a traditional election where voters select a single candidate, a ranked-choice voting election (e.g., STV, IRV, or Condorcet), or a combination of the two. OpaVote has many advanced features including bar charts of election results.

OpaVote elections:

• Up to one million voters
• Each voter is sent a secure voting link
• Detailed email reporting (opt outs, bounces, and spam)
• Only authorized voters can vote
• Send reminder emails to increase participation
• See results with bar charts and download ballots

OpaVote polls:

• Allow anyone to vote
• Optionally limit voters to one vote
• Publicize your own personalized poll web page
• Optionally add a poll widget to your own website

See more features.

Try a Demonstration

The following demonstration shows an example of the elections and polls available.

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On the side are two examples of poll widgets that you can embed in your own website. You can use ranked-choice voting or use traditional voting where a voter can select only one candidate.

Manage an Election

Click on the My Elections link at the top of this page to get started. An election is organized by an election manager. A manager needs a Google account, but voters do not. The manager provides the names of the candidates and a list of voters' email addresses, and OpaVote takes care of the rest. Email addresses are not used for any purpose outside of the election. See the privacy policy for more information.

To understand the entire process, create a sample election with a few candidates and voters and run through the entire process (takes about five minutes).

Vote in an Election