AUTHENTICATION OPTIONS
There are several Authentication options from which to choose while creating your Ballot.
Ballot authentication for Private elections is necessary because it verifies that only the intended voter may cast his or her own ballot.
We offer several different Voter Authentication methods, providing you with extreme versatility for your election needs.
One-Link Authentication
Members receive an email with a VOTE NOW button, which takes them directly into their ballot.
The Invitation that you send to your voters is specific (requiring a mail-merge e-blast service) to each individual voter.
This requires a little more work for the ballot administrator, but simplifies the authentication process for the Voter,
increasing voter participation.
If you don't have a service to send out mail-merged emails, or just don't want to be bothered, ezVote can send send them for you as an Add-On Service.
Login via Email authentication (VerifyMe)
Members will authenticate themselves via their email account.
When you send them the ballot invitation email, they click on the embedded ballot-link which brings them to the ezVote website. They enter their email address and hit the 'VerifyMe' button. This sends sends an authentication email to that account containing a link that launches their ballot.
Login with Email address & Password
Members will authenticate themselves using their email address and a pre-assigned password.
When you send them the ballot invitation email, they click on the embedded ballot-link which brings them to the ezVote website. They enter their email address and password, and begin voting.
Login with Email address & Member ID
Members will authenticate themselves using their email address and their organization Member ID.
When you send them the ballot invitation email, they click on the embedded ballot-link which brings them to the ezVote website. They enter their email address and ID, and begin voting.
Login with Email address & NRDS ID Number
Associations in the Realty business will have there members authenticate using their email address and their NRDS ID number.
When you send them the ballot invitation email, they click on the embedded ballot-link which brings them to the ezVote website. They enter their email address and NRDS #, and begin voting.
Remote Authentication Method
Members will authenticate themselves on YOUR website, which then provides them a unique link specific to them. That link will bring them directly into their ballot on OUR website. This mitigates having your membership's emails on our server.
On-The-Fly Registration
Members will authenticate themselves on YOUR website, which will provide them with a button or unique link specific to them. That will bring them directly into their ballot on OUR website. Voters do NOT have to be pre-registered prior to the election. This is intended for Clients with *many* voters and low participation rates. (more details)
Less popular options
Login via Email authentication (VerifyMe) with Password option
Members will authenticate themselves via their email account.
When you send them the ballot invitation email, they click on the embedded ballot-link which brings them to the ezVote website. They enter their email address and hit the 'VerifyMe' button. This sends sends an authentication email to that account containing a link that launches their ballot, and an additional link that will allow them to create/change a password for their voter account.
Having a password will allow them to re-enter their ballot and complete it at a later date.
Login with Email/Password -or- via Email authentication
Members will option or authenticating themselves via either a password or by their email account.
When you send them the ballot invitation email, they click on the embedded ballot-link which brings them to the ezVote website.
They have the option of providing their email & password, or
they can enter their email address and hit the 'VerifyMe' button (which works exactly as the VerifyMe option described above).
Login with Email/Member_ID -or- via Email authentication
Members will option or authenticating themselves via either their Member ID or by their email account.
When you send them the ballot invitation email, they click on the embedded ballot-link which brings them to the ezVote website.
They have the option of providing their email & Member ID, or
they can enter their email address and hit the 'VerifyMe' button (which works exactly as the VerifyMe option described above).
DOUBLE AUTHENTICATION
For organizations that need the Ultimate in Voter AuthenticationLogin via Email + Password authentication -AND- Email Account Authentication
Members will authenticate themselves using their email address, a pre-assigned password, and their email account.
When you send them the ballot invitation email, they click on the embedded ballot-link which brings them to the ezVote website.
They enter their email address + password. If successful, we will also send them an authentication email to that account containing a link that launches their ballot.
Login via Email + Member-ID authentication -AND- Email Account Authentication
Members will authenticate themselves using their email address, their Member-ID, and their email account.
When you send them the ballot invitation email, they click on the embedded ballot-link which brings them to the ezVote website.
They enter their email address + Member-ID. If successful, we will also send them an authentication email to that account containing a link that launches their ballot.