HOA & community resources
Everything a board needs to run a clean election, free and open. Guides for moving to online voting, printable templates you can adapt, calculators for quorum and cost, and the voting rules for every state. Built by the team behind vote.direct.
Guides
Step-by-step walkthroughs for running and modernizing community elections.
Governance library by organization
Reading paths for housing associations, churches, clubs, cooperatives and membership associations, with worked examples and primary-source links.
See the product, screen by screen
Screenshots of the real software, each captioned with a fact read off the source — including three places a competitor does it in fewer steps.
How to switch your HOA to online voting
A six-step transition plan with a board resolution, member letter, and paper ballot.
Switch your nonprofit to online voting
Board and member votes online: confirm your bylaws, authorize it, and run a verified election.
Switch your church to online voting
Pastor calls, deacon elections, and budget votes online, with a secret ballot and verified members.
Switch your co-op to online voting
Shareholder and board elections online, including share-weighted voting and proxies.
Voting methods explained
Plurality, ranked choice, cumulative, weighted, per-unit, and proxy voting, and when to use each.
Who runs your HOA election
The five people who can administer it — board, manager, inspector, mail-ballot vendor, platform — and what each costs.
What happens when quorum fails
What legally does not happen when the meeting is short, what adjourning actually buys you, and the reduced-quorum rules by state.
Templates
Free, printable, fill-in-the-blank documents. No signup.
Electronic voting resolution
Board resolution authorizing your association to adopt secure electronic voting.
Member announcement letter
Tell members you are moving to online voting, and how to request a paper ballot.
Printable paper ballot
A secret-envelope paper ballot for members who prefer paper or for hybrid elections.
Board meeting agenda templates
Ready-to-use agendas for annual, special, budget, election, and emergency meetings.
Calculators
Quick answers for planning your next vote.
Rules & compliance
Know what your state and governing documents require before you vote.
HOA voting rules by state
Notice, quorum, proxy, and electronic-voting rules with citations for all 50 states.
HOA election compliance checklist
A phase-by-phase checklist covering notice, quorum, ballot secrecy, and records.
Compliance overview
How vote.direct meets identity, secrecy, and audit-trail requirements.
HOA election FAQ
Answers on legality, verification, challenges, quorum, weighted voting, and proxies.
HOA proxy voting rules by state
All 50 states: whether a proxy may elect directors, how long it lasts, and where the statute is silent.
Davis-Stirling §5100 to §5145
Section by section: secret ballots, election rules, the inspector, the count, records, and the one-year challenge window.
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