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Polls & e-Voting · For Indian Societies

Put it to a vote — one flat, one ballot, fully on record

Run society polls and elections from a phone. One vote per unit, anonymous if you want it, live tallies, quorum-linked resolutions, and a register your auditor can actually read.

One vote per unit Anonymous option Auditable register
What it is

Society e-voting software, in one paragraph

Society e-voting software lets a housing society run polls and elections online, with exactly one vote per unit. EstateDeck Polls & e-Voting offers anonymous or named ballots, shows a live tally as votes come in, links results to quorum-based resolutions, and writes everything to an auditable vote register. A society decision stops being a disputed show of hands at a half-empty meeting and becomes a recorded, verifiable result — cast from residents' phones, counted by units, locked when the window closes.

The ballot engine

Everything a fair society vote needs

This page owns the ballot mechanism — how a vote is cast, counted and recorded.

One vote per unit

Each flat gets exactly one vote, cast by the owner or authorised representative on record. A second vote from the same unit is blocked automatically.

Anonymous or named

Pick the mode per ballot. Anonymous records totals without revealing each unit's choice; named keeps an on-record vote where bye-laws require it.

Live result tally

Watch votes land in real time. Residents and committee see the running count, so a result isn't a surprise sprung at the next meeting.

Quorum-linked resolutions

Attach a resolution to a poll so it only passes when both the quorum you set and the required majority are met. No more passing motions that never had the numbers.

Auditable vote register

Every ballot leaves a timestamped record — question, options, window, units that voted, totals and quorum outcome — ready for the AGM minutes or an auditor.

Vote from a phone

Residents vote in the app or via a secure WhatsApp link inside the window — so the flat away on holiday still gets its say, and turnout climbs.

Live in 10 minutes

From "let's decide" to a recorded result, in three steps

  1. Frame the ballot

    Pick yes/no, single-choice or multiple-choice, write the question and options, and choose anonymous or named voting.

  2. Set rules & window

    Set the open and close times and the quorum needed for the result to count. Each unit gets one vote, regardless of household size.

  3. Publish & record

    Residents vote from their phones, you watch the live tally, and the locked result lands in the auditable register with quorum status attached.

Why committees switch

Higher turnout. Cleaner decisions. No "that vote wasn't valid."

Turnout goes up

People who'd never attend a Sunday AGM will tap a vote on their phone. Quorum gets easier to reach, not harder.

Results can't be challenged loosely

The register shows exactly who voted and what passed. "That decision wasn't proper" runs into a timestamped record.

Sensitive votes stay private

Anonymous mode lets residents vote honestly on touchy issues without their neighbours knowing which way they leaned.

No more invalid motions

Quorum-linked resolutions simply won't pass without the numbers — so the committee never acts on a vote that didn't actually clear.

Real society decisions

What societies actually put to a vote

Major repair

Approving a big spend

Lift replacement, painting, a new STP — a quorum-linked yes/no ballot gives the committee a mandate it can defend.

Committee election

Picking office-bearers

A single-choice election runs the ballot itself; the office-bearer record then lives in the governance module.

Quick sentiment

Reading the room

Pet policy, festival budget, gym timings — a fast anonymous poll settles the WhatsApp argument with real numbers.

★★★★★

"We could never get quorum at the AGM for the lift replacement vote. We put it on the app as a one-vote-per-unit ballot with a 10-day window — 78% of flats voted, the resolution passed cleanly, and nobody could say it wasn't proper. The register went straight into our minutes."

Sunita Reddy
Treasurer · 180-flat society · Hyderabad
Honest scope

Where the ballot ends and governance begins

This page owns the vote mechanism. Here's where the rest lives.

Election governance

Want office-bearer roles & election rules?

The committee structure, terms and election governance framing live in Committee Governance. This page just runs the ballot.

Meeting workflow

Want AGM notices, agenda & minutes?

Running the meeting itself — notice periods, agenda, minutes — is a separate workflow. This module only supplies the vote that goes into those minutes.

Notices

Want to announce the poll widely?

Broadcasting the ballot link over SMS, WhatsApp and in-app notices runs through Notices & Communication.

e-Voting FAQs

Questions societies ask about online voting

What is society e-voting software?

It lets a society run polls and elections online with one vote per unit. EstateDeck offers anonymous or named ballots, live tallies, quorum-linked resolutions and an auditable register — so a decision is provably fair, not a show of hands nobody can verify later.

How does one-vote-per-unit work?

Each flat gets exactly one vote, cast by the registered owner or authorised representative. A second vote from the same unit is blocked, so the result reflects units, not headcount — the way most society resolutions are meant to be counted.

Can society voting be anonymous?

Yes. Choose anonymous or named per ballot. Anonymous records the totals without revealing how each unit voted; named keeps an on-record vote where your bye-laws require it.

How are live results and quorum handled?

The tally updates live and shows whether your quorum is reached. A resolution can be linked so it only passes when both quorum and majority are met. At close, the final tally and quorum status lock into the register.

Is the vote register auditable?

Yes. Every ballot produces a timestamped record — question, options, window, which units voted, totals and quorum outcome — that the committee or auditor can pull later to confirm a resolution passed correctly.

What types of polls can a society run?

Yes/no resolutions, single-choice elections, and multiple-choice polls. The same engine runs a quick gym-timings poll and a formal major-repair resolution — only the rules and quorum change.

Can residents vote from their phone?

Yes — from the EstateDeck app or a secure WhatsApp link inside the voting window, so residents who can't attend in person still have their unit's vote counted. Turnout usually beats a physical show-of-hands.

How is this different from the governance module?

This module owns the ballot mechanism — casting, counting, recording. The office-bearer register and election governance framing live in Committee Governance. You run the vote here; governance references the result.

Run your next vote on the app

We'll set up a one-vote-per-unit ballot on your own flat list in a 30-minute demo. No card, no pressure.