Chain of custody for election offices

Prove your work.

Ballot Buddy keeps the chain of custody so your office can run an election.

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The chain-of-custody, start to finish.

Your officials know the steps.

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Build the run list

Ballot Buddy calculates quantities from past turnout. You approve the run list.

The record gains Run list approved

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Print and tag

Labels are generated and ballot packs tagged as they come off the press, naming the style and the count inside.

The record gains Printed and tagged

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Pack and seal

Election officials pack equipment and supplies, seal and sign off on their work.

The record gains Packed and sealed

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To the polls

Officials can complete all forms on their phones. The election office can print and verify immediately.

The record gains Received at polls

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Central count

Supplies are verified returned on scan. Status is tracked in real-time.

The record gains Returned

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Recounts and audits

Every seal number, every signature, every scan, in the order they happened. Ready before the results.

The record gains Reconciled

  1. Run list
  2. Print & tag
  3. Pack
  4. To the polls
  5. Central count
  6. Recount/Audit

Seamless logging

No extra steps.

Approvals, prints, and scans are recorded when you want. No need to adjust existing workflows.

  • Every packLabeled at the press. Checked by scan at every handoff.
  • Every custodianNamed on the entry they signed.
  • Every handoffTime, place and order, run list to audit.

How it fits your office

No new processes

01

Start where it makes sense

The chain can begin at the ballot order, at the press or at packing.

02

Set the quantities

Ballot Buddy calculates the quantities from past turnout, so the ballot order is settled before printing.

03

Customize your forms

Proper election forms stem from a single source-of-truth. Ballot Buddy drafts every form from its database.

04

Paper backups, any time

Back-up forms print whenever you want them. No phones needed, the same paper trail workers have always used.

Contact us

Bring us the election you have to defend.

Tell us where the record breaks today and we will show you where Ballot Buddy picks it up.

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