Church voting software for congregational votes
Member votes, without the paper ballots. Budget approvals, officer elections, and constitution changes. Members vote from their phone or the web, one member, one vote, and the result is there the moment the vote closes.
What does Voting do?
- Ballots with one question or several, for the whole agenda at once
- One member, one vote: only the people you make eligible can take part
- Secret ballots: nobody, staff included, can see who voted which way
- Vote from a phone or the web, during the meeting or before it
- Results when the vote closes, ready to read into the minutes
Voting at a glance
| What it is | Voting: Member votes you can stand behind. |
|---|---|
| Price | $99/year (save $201 on paying monthly) or $25/month, or included in Churchory One |
| Free trial | 45 days, no credit card |
| What’s included | Unlimited votes and voters. |
| Runs on | Core (free), in the Churchory web app and Churchory Mobile (iOS and Android) |
| Contract | None. Cancel any month. |
Churchory Voting runs congregational votes members can stand behind: ballots with one question or several, a fixed list of eligible voters, secret ballots, quorum and passing thresholds, and results the moment the vote closes. It's $99 a year (or $25 a month) on its own, or part of Churchory One, with unlimited votes and voters.
What problem does Voting solve?
Budget approvals, officer elections and constitution changes are some of the most important decisions a church makes, and they're often counted by hand from paper slips. Members who can't attend are left out, eligibility is checked from memory, and a close result invites questions nobody can answer afterwards.
How does it work?
Set the electorate
Choose who is eligible, for example your voting members. The roll is fixed for the vote, so only the people you made eligible can take part.
Write the ballot
Add one question or several, with the options your church writes, and say whether each question is a motion or an election.
Set the rules from your bylaws
Choose a quorum (none, a share of the roll, or a fixed number) and a threshold (simple majority, two-thirds, three-quarters or a custom percentage), measured against ballots cast or everyone eligible.
Open voting
Members vote from a phone or the web, before the meeting or during it. Ballots are secret: nobody, staff included, can see who voted which way.
Close and read the result
When the vote closes, Churchory computes quorum and pass/fail exactly (two-thirds means two-thirds, with no rounding), ready to read into the minutes.
Common situations
The annual budget needs approval
Open a one-question motion with a simple-majority threshold, let members vote during the week, and read the result at the members' meeting.
You're electing three deacons
Create an election question; every candidate who reaches the threshold is listed as elected.
A constitution change needs two-thirds
Set the threshold to two-thirds and quorum to your bylaws' share of the roll; if quorum isn't met, the result says so.
A member wants to abstain
They leave the question blank: the ballot counts toward quorum but isn't counted as a yes or no under "of ballots cast".
What should you expect during setup?
Set up your voting roll once (often a role or list of members), then each vote takes a few minutes. Check your bylaws' quorum and threshold wording before the first vote, and run a test vote with your elders. Pair Voting with Open Floor to take questions before the ballot opens.
Who uses it?
Which products work well with Voting?
Voting runs on Core, which is free forever. Products you add share the same directory, so you never enter your people twice, or get all of them with Churchory One.
Questions about Voting
Are ballots really secret?
Yes. Nobody, including church staff, can see how any individual voted, while each eligible member can still vote only once.
Can we require two-thirds to pass?
Yes. Thresholds can be simple majority, two-thirds, three-quarters or a custom percentage.
Does Voting handle quorum?
Yes. Quorum can be none, a share of the eligible roll, or a fixed number, and the result shows whether it was met.
Can members vote before the meeting?
Yes, members can vote from a phone or the web before or during the meeting while the vote is open.
Does Voting support proxies?
No. Taking part means casting a ballot yourself; proxy voting isn't modelled.