One platform for
all your communities.
Run verified elections for every community in your portfolio. Track quorum, manage rosters, and export board-ready results, all from one dashboard.
Multi-community management, voter roster upload, quorum tracking, and board-ready exports, built for property management companies.
69%
of residents say they generally vote in community elections
78%
satisfied or very satisfied among electronic-voting users surveyed
$1,640.00
two-way retail postage for 1,000 voters
$4.99
per election: flat-rate pricing
Sources and scope: the 69% figure is self-reported in CAI's 2026 national survey of 3,000 residents. The 78% figure combines "very satisfied" and "satisfied" responses among electronic-voting users in CAI's 2024 snap survey of community association professionals. Postage uses the July 12, 2026 USPS retail rate and assumes one outbound and one return one-ounce letter per voter. 2026 homeowner survey · 2024 electronic-voting survey · USPS rate notice
The cost of fragmented election processes
Managing elections across multiple communities with paper processes doesn't scale.
Multiple communities, no unified process
Each property runs elections differently. Inconsistent processes create compliance risk and operational headaches for your team.
Paper elections eat up staff time
Printing ballots, stuffing envelopes, counting votes, and reporting results for multiple communities is a massive time sink.
Results are hard to aggregate and report
When board members or owners ask for election data, pulling it together from paper records across properties takes hours.
Maryland now requires independent parties for board elections
Maryland enacted the HB 1534/SB 758 election provisions as Chapter 512, effective October 1, 2025. Covered HOA and condominium governing-body elections, including collecting and counting ballots and certifying results, must be conducted by independent parties who are not candidates and have no conflict regarding a candidate.
The enacted text says ordinary property-management representatives are not independent parties, with an exception for association-owned management. It also expressly permits a third-party vendor or commercial technology platform. vote.direct can supply that platform and its election record; the association should confirm that the contracted service scope satisfies the law for its election.
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Run any type of community election
Built for portfolio management
Tools for running elections across all your communities
Multi-Community Dashboard
Manage elections for all your communities from one account. Track quorum, participation, and results across properties.
Voter Roster Upload
Import resident/owner lists per community via CSV. Only eligible voters can participate in each election.
Quorum Tracking
Real-time quorum progress for each community. Know exactly which properties have met their thresholds.
Voter Reminders
See which eligible voters haven't participated. Send targeted reminders to drive participation.
Identity Verification
Email and SMS checks are included. Assisted government-ID verification is available when arranged in advance.
Board-Ready Reports
Generate a platform-issued PDF election certificate, CSV results, and a verifiable audit package for the board record.
How it works
From setup to board-ready results in four steps
Create Election
Set up the election for a community with questions, options, and rules.
Upload Roster
Import the eligible voter list for that community.
Collect Votes
Share the election link. Track quorum in real time.
Report Results
Close the election and export the result, certificate, and audit package.
After the election
Every community you manage has a governance year around its election: notices, agendas, minutes, records and dues reminders. governance.center is our board office for that work, from the same team, and the same person answers the phone.
See the board office for management companiesResources
Related guides
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Streamline elections across your portfolio
Start running verified community elections today. Flat-rate pricing from $4.99/election. Email and SMS included.