Elections built
to survive
a challenge.
Online voting and full-service elections for HOAs, condos, co-ops, and churches. Run it yourself, or let our team handle the election, including mailed ballots and on-site staffing.
Free for elections up to 25 voters · No card required
Larger elections: one flat rate from $4.99 for up to 50 voters. A person answers the phone, from setup to certification.
Digital management from $199. On-site staffing from $1,000 extra. Managed elections · In-person elections and staffing
What customers say
Word for word, each linked to the original.
Awesome company to work with
Awesome company to work with, founder is very personable and is directly accessible. They are very flexible and if you have any custom requests they will accommodate you. For our election it was a good product, easy to use.
Secure, Transparent, and Easy-to-Implement HOA Voting Solution
I especially appreciated the platform’s focus on voter verification, auditability, ballot secrecy, and compliance while still keeping the process simple and affordable for the Association to implement. In our case, setup would have required only a few minutes of effort from management or the Board.
Incredibly useful for us
Incredibly useful for us! We had a very manual process for voting before finding this product - very glad I did.
Built to survive a challenge
When a result is contested, what matters is what you can produce. Here is what you hold afterward, and what stood guard before.
After the vote
What you can produce if anyone asks
Tamper-evident audit trail
Every ballot issued, identity verified and vote recorded is timestamped in a SHA-256 hash chain. An edit after the fact shows.
Results certificate
Participation, quorum and the verification behind each ballot, on one page you can table.
Exports that cannot disagree
CSV and PDF come from one count. The spreadsheet and the report always match.
A receipt for every voter
A confirmation code for each accepted ballot, so "my vote was never counted" is checkable.
How the audit trail works · Full compliance details
Before anyone objects
Verification matched to the stakes
Standard election
Board seats, budgets, bylaw changes
Your roster decides who can vote. Email or SMS codes confirm each contact. One accepted ballot per credential.
Included in every electionHigher-risk election
Contested seats, recalls, likely challenges
Assisted government-ID checks with a liveness step, recorded against each accepted ballot.
$3.00 a voter, only where you turn it onSecret ballot
When bylaws or statute require it
Sealed-ballot mode stores the ballot with no link to the voter at all. Nobody can tie one to a member. Not the board, not vote.direct.
IncludedSee how this works
State-rule setup checks for California, Florida, Texas, Colorado, Arizona and Nevada, each linked to its official source. They support your review; they are not legal advice. HOA voting rules by state
A paper route when rules require one: mailed ballot packets counted in the same tally as online votes, or mailed access letters carrying private web-ballot credentials.
Need a neutral third party? vote.direct serves as independent inspector of elections in Colorado, Nevada, Florida, Texas and Arizona.
Never in California: Cal. Civ. Code §5110(b) bars a contracted vendor from serving as inspector. There, and in states we have not verified, we help you find an independent one.
The screens your board will use
Captures of the live product, not mockups.
Your board builds this.
Seven question types on one screen, none of them behind a plan.
Your homeowners see this.
A board ballot with candidate statements, on any phone or computer.
You watch quorum and the tally, live.
Ballots counted as they arrive, quorum tracked, seats called when voting closes.
Send yourself a real test ballot before anything goes out.
What are you putting to a vote?
Pick what you're running. We set up the ballot, verification, and audit trail.
Elect your board with verified ballots
One verified vote per owner or member. Email checks included, SMS on paid elections, government ID for contested seats. Every ballot lands in the audit trail.
Free up to 25 voters. Pay only when you publish.
Common votes
- Annual board & officer elections
- Director and at-large seats
- Recall and removal votes
- Contested races with ID checks
What's included
- One verified vote per person
- Tamper-evident audit trail
- Results export for your records
Also used by nonprofits, unions, schools, and member organizations. See all use cases
One flat price per election
Priced by the voters you invite. Email verification on every election, SMS on paid tiers. Charged once, when you publish.
Build and preview free. Pay when you publish.
Or hand it to us
Would rather not run it?
For $99 we build it: ballot, roster, notices, and a live election handed to you at open. From $199 we run a digital election end to end: reminders, voter questions, close, tally, certificate, audit package. Both cover up to 100 voters, platform fee included. Larger managed rosters are quoted.
vote.direct provides 2 staff at your meeting to run the ballot station, receive and open returns, count ballots in front of members, and announce the result. On-site staffing starts at $1,000 in addition to the managed election fee. Availability and the final quote depend on the date, location and meeting length.
In-person elections and on-site staffingVoting all year? Unlimited plans from $9 a month are on the pricing page.
Online voting questions, answered
What boards ask before moving an election online.
Can vote.direct run an in-person election and provide the staff?
Yes. vote.direct provides 2 staff at your meeting to run the ballot station, receive and open returns, count ballots in front of members, and announce the result. On-site staffing starts at $1,000 in addition to the managed election fee. Availability and the final quote depend on the date, location and meeting length. The managed service covers ballot setup, roster preparation, notices, reminders, voter support, quorum monitoring, the tally, result certificate and audit package.
In-person election services and staffing →Compare election formats and costs →
Is online voting legally valid for HOAs and nonprofits?
Often, but the conditions differ by state and by your governing documents. California and Florida, for example, set detailed notice, consent, paper-choice, secrecy, and inspector rules. vote.direct supplies the verification, roster, ballot, receipt, and audit tools; software alone does not make an election compliant. Confirm the statutes, your bylaws, and the required human roles before switching.
How much does an online election cost?
One flat price per election, by the voters you invite, email verification included and SMS from the first paid tier: Free for up to 25 voters, $4.99 for 26–50 voters, $9.99 for 51–100 voters, $19.99 for 101–200 voters, $24.99 for 201–400 voters, $69.99 for 401–1,000 voters, $149.99 for 1,001–2,000 voters. Above 2,000 voters, talk to us. Government ID checks are $3.00 a voter; mailed ballot packets $6.00 each, postage both ways. Recurring votes: unlimited plans from $9/month.
How is vote.direct different from ElectionBuddy, Simply Voting, or OpaVote?
Three things. Pricing is published in full, one flat rate per election with verification included, where most alternatives price per voter, per feature, or by quote. Verification goes as far as assisted government-ID checks when the stakes demand it. And every election leaves a hash-linked audit record and a results certificate for the day someone questions the outcome. The honest trade-off is age: those platforms have run elections for far longer. Our comparison pages keep verified prices and the cases where a competitor is the better choice.
How do you limit each eligible voter to one ballot?
Each ballot is tied to one roster credential: an email, a phone number, or a private access code. Codes confirm control of the contact; assisted government-ID checks are available for higher-assurance elections. The organizer still owns roster accuracy, shared contacts, voting weights, and eligibility rules.
Do voters need to create an account or install an app?
No. Voters open a link, verify, and vote in any browser on a phone, tablet, or computer. No app, no account, no password. Each voter gets a confirmation code as a receipt.
What about members who cannot vote online?
There is a real paper route: printed ballot packets at $6.00 each, postage both ways, marked by hand and entered into the same tally as online votes, or mailed access letters carrying private web-ballot credentials. Mailings are arranged in advance and approved before they send, so plan early and confirm what your state and documents require. Text messages carry codes and invitations, not ballots, and there is no voice voting.
Can we try it before paying?
Yes. Any election of up to 25 voters costs nothing, with email verification and the audit trail included. No card required. On any election you can send yourself free email test ballots of the real thing before it goes out. Building, previewing, and saving drafts are free; larger elections pay the flat rate (from $4.99) only when you publish. Subscriptions have no timed trial: they bill when you subscribe and you can cancel anytime.
More specific questions? HOA FAQ · Nonprofit FAQ · Talk to us
Your next decision
deserves proof.
Create a verified election in minutes.
Build and preview it free. Publish when your board is ready.
Free up to 25 voters · No card required · No subscription required · Full audit trail
Talk to a person
Or talk to a person first
Call or text and a person picks up. Tell us what you are voting on and we will explain the setup and the exact price, even if you are not ready yet.