Thousands of members.
One unified election.
Run board elections, bylaw amendments, and governance votes across chapters, regions, and countries, with identity verification and full audit trails.
Member roster enforcement, multi-chapter support, quorum tracking, and governance-ready export, built for professional associations.
40K+
trade and professional associations in the US
3x
higher participation with digital vs. mail-in voting
100%
documented audit trail for governance records
$19.99
flat rate for a 150-member election
Challenges associations face with elections
Geography, cost, and compliance create barriers to effective governance votes.
Geographic dispersion blocks participation
Members spread across states and countries can't attend annual meetings. Critical governance votes are decided by a handful of attendees.
Mail-in ballots are slow and costly
Printing, postage, and tabulation for mail ballots cost thousands. Returns trickle in over weeks. Lost ballots go untracked.
Bylaws demand documented process
Association bylaws typically require documented elections with verifiable participation. Paper processes create compliance gaps.
Common association votes
From board elections to strategic planning
Built for association governance
Features designed for distributed memberships and formal governance
Member Roster Upload
Import your membership directory via CSV. Only active members can vote. Non-members blocked automatically.
Identity Verification
Email verification or government ID. Each member authenticated before accessing their ballot.
Multi-Chapter Support
Members across chapters, regions, and countries all vote in one unified election with results aggregated.
Secret Ballot
Anonymous voting for board elections and sensitive governance matters. Anonymous mode withholds voter identity from organizers and exports; Sealed ballot mode stores no link to the voter at all.
Quorum Tracking
Real-time progress meter shows participation vs. quorum threshold. Know when you have enough votes.
Governance Export
PDF certificates, CSV data, and compliance reports. Complete records for your governance archives.
How it works
From setup to exportable results in four steps
Create Election
Set up slate of candidates, resolutions, and voting parameters.
Import Members
Upload your member directory. Only eligible members can participate.
Collect Votes
Share election link. Members vote from any device, anywhere in the world.
Close & Export
Export the final result for your governance records and annual report.
After the election
After the officers are seated, the association still meets, keeps minutes and files what it adopted. governance.center is our board office for that work, from the same team, and the same person answers the phone.
See the board officeResources
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Unite your membership with one election
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