Voting management software, sometimes called election management software, handles voter registration, ballot casting, and vote counting for democratic elections. These tools are typically comprehensive solutions designed to handle every aspect of the election process.

Voting management software differs from survey software in that results are much more closely scrutinized. Voting management solutions provide secure, valid election results, lowers the cost of election administration, and streamlines all aspects of the voting process for voters and administration officials alike.

Voting management software typically functions as a standalone solution or as a suite of integrated solutions designed to each handle a certain aspect of the voting process.

To qualify for inclusion in the Voting Management category, a product must:

• Provide electronic voting capabilities
• Tabulate votes after polls close
• Allow administrators to alter ballot layout
• Contain vote audit functionality