Use cases & success stories

How organizations run elections their members can trust

From city councils to sports clubs, from professional colleges to political parties - see how organizations across Europe use Vocdoni to run secure, verifiable elections. Results any member can independently check. Set up in an afternoon.

Who uses Vocdoni

Trusted across industries

From 20-person clubs to 190,000-member cultural organizations - the same platform, the same guarantees, the same publicly verifiable results.

City councils & municipal governance
Run binding referenda, participatory budgets and citizen consultations that any resident can verify. Results are published on a tamper-proof public record - no single party, including Vocdoni, can alter them.

Common uses:

  • Local referenda & binding polls
  • Participatory budgeting
  • Citizen consultations

Impact

Ajuntament de Bellpuig

2 weeks

Hybrid consultation on a new funeral facility. The mayor committed to respect the result despite it being non-binding. Recognized by the OECD as a standard for modern citizen-first participation.

Organizations:

BellpuigBergaBisbal de l'EmpordàBarcelona
Read the Bellpuig story
Associations & member organizations
Run board elections, bylaw amendments and statutory assemblies that comply with your organization's rules. Every member receives a link to verify their vote was counted - without revealing how they voted.

Common uses:

  • Board member elections
  • Bylaws amendments
  • Major initiative approvals

Impact

New Belarus Coordination Council

6,723

Elections for the Coordination Council bringing together democratic organizations that cannot safely operate inside Belarus. Censorship resistance was not a benefit but a necessity.

Organizations:

New BelarusÒmnium CulturalAssociació de Professionals de l'Arxivística
Read the New Belarus story
Sports clubs & fan organizations
Run club elections and member decisions for thousands of fans worldwide. Any international member can vote from any device. Results are publicly auditable - one link, anyone can check.

Common uses:

  • Club official elections
  • Major expenditure approvals
  • Policy changes & amendments

Impact

Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya (ERC)

77.12%

Decisive membership vote on a question with significant political consequences. Proof that secure, verifiable high-stakes voting can scale without incidents.

Organizations:

FC BarcelonaCentre Excursionista de Catalunya
Read the ERC case study
Professional associations & colleges
Meet your statutory election obligations and reduce the risk of a disputed result. Online voting increases participation by up to 100% compared to postal ballots - and the result is independently verifiable by any member.

Common uses:

  • Board & committee elections
  • AGM votes
  • Professional standards decisions

Impact

COIB - Col·legi Oficial d'Infermeres i Infermers de Barcelona

€50

Unified online voting environment for the 2025 AGM. Members accessed the platform with secure 2FA, viewing agenda, docs, and the live stream in one place.

Organizations:

COIBEnginyers IndustrialsICOES
Read the COIB AGM story
Political parties & civic organizations
Run primaries and membership votes where no single party - not even Vocdoni - can manipulate the result. Voters cannot be coerced: they can change their vote any time before polls close.

Common uses:

  • Leadership elections & internal primaries
  • Neutral, censorship-resistant infrastructure
  • Receipt-free cryptographic secrecy

Impact

Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya (ERC)

77.12%

Decisive membership vote on a question with significant political consequences. Proof that secure, verifiable high-stakes voting can scale without incidents.

Organizations:

ERCAlhora
Read the ERC case study
Software integrators & platform providers
Embed independently verifiable voting into your platform via SDK or REST API. Vocdoni handles security, privacy and compliance. Your team focuses on user experience.

Common uses:

  • JavaScript SDK & REST API
  • Pre-built UI components
  • GDPR compliance out-of-the-box

Impact

Decidim

SDK

An SDK integration done with a Decidim module that allows to have secure voting inside of the most worldwide used digital governance platform Decidim.

Organizations:

DecidimBLOOCKDemocracy OS
Learn about the Decidim integration

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Success stories

Real results from real organizations

Every number here comes from a real election. Every quote comes from the person who ran it. The results are still publicly verifiable at explorer.vote.

Ajuntament de Bellpuig
Ajuntament de Bellpuig

Ajuntament de Bellpuig

Municipal government

We chose digital voting with Vocdoni to reinforce the mechanisms behind the right to vote, making it as easy as possible for the residents to share their views on a relevant project for Bellpuig and the region.

- Jordi Estiarte, Mayor of Bellpuig

2 weeks

Voting window

At residents’ convenience

Hybrid

Format

Online + In-person support

OECD

Highlighted

Report on civic participation

Impact

Hybrid consultation on a new funeral facility. The mayor committed to respect the result despite it being non-binding. Recognized by the OECD as a standard for modern citizen-first participation.

Key highlights

  • Mailed notice with QR code and instructions
  • Support remained available at the town hall
  • Commitment to honor non-binding results
  • OECD highlight on tackling civic participation
Read the Bellpuig story
New Belarus Coordination Council
New Belarus Coordination Council

New Belarus Coordination Council

Political movement

Vocdoni's architecture means no single actor, including Vocdoni, holds the keys to results or individual ballots.

- New Belarus Team, Democratic civil society

6,723

Votes cast

From members in exile

7

Observers

International supervision

Censorship

Resistant

Operational necessity

Impact

Elections for the Coordination Council bringing together democratic organizations that cannot safely operate inside Belarus. Censorship resistance was not a benefit but a necessity.

Key highlights

  • Resistant to government interference
  • Cryptographic secrecy as a fact
  • Supervised by international observers
  • Structural neutrality by design
Read the New Belarus story
Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya (ERC)
Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya (ERC)

Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya (ERC)

Political party

Esquerra Republicana used Vocdoni to run a decisive political party membership vote with 77.12% turnout and results available seconds after closing.

- ERC Spokesperson, Esquerra Republicana

77.12%

Turnout

Membership vote

6,349

Total votes

High stakes decision

Seconds

Tally time

Immediate results

Impact

Decisive membership vote on a question with significant political consequences. Proof that secure, verifiable high-stakes voting can scale without incidents.

Key highlights

  • Results available within seconds
  • Open auditing of results
  • Voters can change their vote
  • Anonymous yet auditable ballots
Read the ERC case study
COIB - Col·legi Oficial d'Infermeres i Infermers de Barcelona
COIB - Col·legi Oficial d'Infermeres i Infermers de Barcelona

COIB - Col·legi Oficial d'Infermeres i Infermers de Barcelona

Professional association

COIB ran its 2025 Annual General Meeting vote removing travel barriers and saving members up to €50 in travel costs.

- COIB Administration, Nurses professional association

€50

Travel saved

Per member

2FA

Security

SMS/Email authentication

Hybrid

Participation

In-person + Remote

Impact

Unified online voting environment for the 2025 AGM. Members accessed the platform with secure 2FA, viewing agenda, docs, and the live stream in one place.

Key highlights

  • Secure 2FA authentication
  • Consolidated AGM resources
  • Real-time assistance via chat
  • Instant result tally at close
Read the COIB AGM story

Your members deserve a vote they can trust

Whether you're replacing paper ballots or moving on from a system that gives you little transparency, Vocdoni gets you there. Set up your first election free - no call needed, no credit card, no setup project.

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