Polls and surveys
Not every decision needs a formal election. Often a quick poll, a survey or a show of hands in a video call is enough. This section compares the tools and explains how to ask questions that produce answers you can actually use.
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In this section
How to Create an Anonymous Poll: Steps and Pitfalls
How to create a truly anonymous poll: anonymous versus confidential, settings that matter, traps such as IP addresses and small groups, and a checklist.
Live Polling Tools for Meetings: Mentimeter, Slido & More
Live polling tools for meetings and events compared: Mentimeter, Slido and alternatives, free-tier limits, anonymity and why they are not for binding elections.
Scheduling Polls: Doodle and the Best Alternatives
How scheduling polls work, what Doodle's free plan covers, open-source and privacy-friendly Doodle alternatives, and tips for finding a meeting date faster.
Survey Tools Compared: Jotform, Typeform, Tally & More
Survey tools compared: Jotform, Typeform, SurveyMonkey, Tally, LamaPoll and LimeSurvey on free tiers, anonymity, GDPR and hosting, logic and export.
Writing Clear Ballot and Poll Questions: Rules and Examples
How to write clear, neutral ballot and poll questions: one issue per question, balanced options, no leading wording, with before-and-after examples.
Other sections
Online voting for organisations
How to run an online vote or election in a club, association, owners' association or company: process, ballot secrecy, meetings and software compared.
Voting methods explained
Simple and qualified majorities, quorum, ranked-choice, approval and score voting, proxies and postal votes, and the double majority, explained with worked examples.
Referendums and direct democracy
What referendums, initiatives and citizens' assemblies are, how they work across Europe, the history of EU treaty referendums and the European Citizens' Initiative.