TLDR:
- CiraVote is CiraConnect’s new product which can optionally integrate with CiraNet. It is a versatile and innovative voting platform tailored for Homeowner Associations, Elections, and Surveys.
- Its unique features include versatility, enhanced integration, flexibility for homeowners with multiple lots, and strong security with multi-factor authentication.
- CiraVote allows homeowners with multiple lots to vote independently per lot
- The platform provides candidates with an easy-to-use interface that allows them to upload photos, videos, and links to their online profiles, making it easier for voters to access valuable information.
- CiraVote offers unparalleled security with multi-factor authentication, ensuring that the voting process remains secure and confidential.
Overview:
CiraVote is a versatile and scalable application designed to serve multiple organization types. It excels in catering to homeowner association elections, surveys, and voting events with its comprehensive yet user-friendly features. The platform prioritizes automation and allows for customizable business rules, ensuring real-time, auto-tallied results presented through intuitive dashboards. Event coordinators can access comprehensive downloadable reports, including quorum achievement, participant lists, and more. With secure multiple-factor authentication and strong security powered by Microsoft Azure, CiraVote guarantees a safe voting experience on various devices, from large monitors to cell phones. Here are some of the functionality of CiraVote:
Scalable application foundation to support multiple industries and organization types
- Perfectly Tailored for Homeowner associations Elections, Surveys and other Voting events
- Comprehensive features yet simple to use
- Automation-centric with configurable business rules
- Real-time, auto tallied results with intuitive dashboards for event coordinators
- Comprehensive downloadable reports including quorum achievement, eligible and ineligible participants, voters, non-voters and more.
- Ability to validate and enter paper ballots
- Secure with a configurable Multiple Factor Authentication. Unique user and QR codes for each participant (voter)
- Participant screen size agnostic – Easy to use on Large Monitors, Laptops, Tablets and Cell phones
- Multiple voting and ballot configurations to best suit and comply with association bylaws
- Easy to use Notices set up for mass communication
- Easy to manage Participant (Vote) lists
- Easy to use Candidates section inclusive of biographies, photographs and an intro video upload feature
- Anonymous Voting via the Secret ballot feature
- Voter validations via IP capture feature
- Intuitive Admin Module for setting up users, organizations, communities, properties etc.
- Mailing Fulfilment Service integrated (Coming later)
unique features of CiraVote
With CiraVote, community voting has never been easier and more secure. The software offers a unique blend of versatility and integration, allowing seamless standalone use or integration with CiraNet. Homeowners with multiple lots can exercise their voting rights independently, providing unmatched flexibility. Candidates benefit from a user-friendly interface, uploading photos, videos, and online profiles to engage voters effectively. CiraVote's efficiency in facilitating quick voting on any device increases community engagement and quorum rates. What sets CiraVote apart is its uncompromising security, incorporating multi-factor authentication to protect the voting process. With real-time data sync and access to an admin dashboard, community association managers can effectively oversee the voting process, making CiraVote a comprehensive and reliable choice.
- Versatile: CiraVote can be used as a standalone product or be seamlessly integrated with CiraNet.
- Enhanced Integration: Optional integration with CiraNet for improved setup, streamlined processes, and reduced errors.
- Unmatched Flexibility: Owners with multiple lots can vote independently per lot, unlike other software that imposes uniform voting across all owned lots.
- Empowering Candidates: Ciravote allows candidates to easily upload their photos, videos, and links to online profiles and candidacy websites, ensuring voters have access to valuable information.
- Simplicity and Efficiency: Experience quick and effortless voting on any device, be it mobile or personal computer. By making voting a breeze, CiraVote significantly increases the likelihood of communities achieving quorum compared to previous methods.
- Uncompromising Security: CiraVote is the only software of its kind offering multi-factor authentication, providing the highest level of protection for a community's voting process.
- Seamless Data Import: Easily import data from other software solutions, ensuring a smooth transition.
- Tailored API Integration: CiraVote boasts a specially designed API that sets it apart from the rest. This dedicated API enables CiraVote to function flawlessly as a standalone product or seamlessly integrate with CiraNet, ensuring a seamless experience for HOA management needs.
- Real-Time Data Sync: With our advanced API capabilities, CiraVote offers real-time synchronization of data allowing for the most up-to-date owner listings when sending surveys or conducting other crucial association activities. This ensures the most accurate and current information available.
- Access to Admin Dashboard: CiraVote can provide CAMs and DCAMs with access to the admin dashboard. This dashboard grants them the ability to manage and oversee the voting process effectively. Other voting software do not currently allow for this.
Security:
- Powered by Azure Security: CiraVote prioritizes the security and confidentiality of data by leveraging the robust security features provided by Azure. Azure enables the implementation of strong security measures to protect sensitive information throughout its lifecycle.
- Multi-Factor Authentication for Enhanced Trust: CiraVote implements multi-factor authentication to enhance the trust and integrity of the voting process. Each voter receives a unique invitation code, and after candidate selection, a second email containing an additional unique code. Continuous improvements to authentication methods are underway, including plans for SMS-based authentication in the future.
Reporting Functionality: CiraVote's report functionality revolves around a modern and user-friendly interface. Prioritizing aesthetics and readability, the platform offers visually appealing reports that present information in a clear and concise manner. Associations can export voting data in XLS format, providing flexibility in data analysis. Supporting hybrid voting, CiraVote accommodates both electronic and physical ballots, ensuring a convenient voting experience for participants.
- Modern and User-Friendly Reporting: Experience a cutting-edge reporting interface that is both modern and user-friendly. The reporting features are designed with aesthetics in mind, providing an aesthetically pleasing and visually appealing experience.
- Improved Readability: The reporting features of CiraVote prioritize readability. Information is presented in a clear and concise manner, making it easier for users to understand and analyze the data effectively.
- Association XLS Data Export: CiraVote provides the functionality to export voting data in XLS format. This feature allows associations to further analyze and utilize the data according to their specific needs and requirements.
- Hybrid Voting Support: CiraVote supports hybrid voting, enabling associations to combine electronic and physical ballots as needed. This flexibility accommodates different voting preferences and ensures a convenient voting experience for participants.
- Seamless Integration for Physical Ballots: CiraVote is actively working on integrating the capability to scan and upload copies of physical ballots. This enhancement aims to create a comprehensive platform that seamlessly combines electronic and physical voting methods.
Additional features that are to come soon: Here are a few other cool functionality that will be coming in the future.
- Weighted voting
- Document Voting (Yes or No, or alternative verbiage)
- Cumulative voting
- Weighted Cumulative voting
- Ability to write in voting*