Global Election Services (GES) provides the majority of its elections though the utilization of paper ballots, employing a “Risk Limited Audit” method crafted by Professor Philip Stark from the Department of Statistics at the University of California Berkeley. The approach ensures 100% auditability of results, providing both accuracy and the ability to undergo a Triple Audit.
Transparency in Voting
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Paper Mail Absentee Ballots
GES handles the complete process through designing all election materials, supervising the printing & mailing of the ballot packages, tabulating, auditing & certifying the results. The ballots are mailed weeks in advance & on tabulation day, the envelopes are scanned into our proprietary registration system to check eligibility to ensure only one ballot per voter is counted. The ballots are removed from the envelopes, scanned on high-speed optical scanners using our OMR/OCR scanning & tabulation software featuring d-skewing, de-speckling & image correction for accurate results that are auditable in three ways; the tabulation results log, a digital image of each ballot & the physical paper ballot. All voting materials are accounted for & retained by GES.
In-Person Paper Ballots
GES designs & supervises the printing of the election materials prior to election day & the ballots are bundled & sealed for distribution to the voting locations. When a voter arrives, they are authenticated in GES’ proprietary voter registration system & their signature is captured using a digital signature pad, time stamped & stored in the voter list. The voter is then given a ballot to mark in private & place in a locked ballot box. Upon polls closing, the ballots are removed from the locked box & scanned on high-speed optical scanners using our proprietary OMR/OCR scanning & tabulation software featuring de-skewing, de-speckling and image correction for accurate results that are auditable in three ways; the tabulation results log, a digital image of each ballot & the physical paper ballot. All voting materials are accounted for & retained by GES.
Online Voting
GES designs, configures & tests a custom secure voting site where eligible voters log in by typing certain data points for authentication. They then receive an encrypted voting code to their email, which they type in where prompted to gain access to their electronic ballot. Voter cast their votes anonymously in a secure voting environment that complies with the U.S. Department of Labor (OLMS) Title IV standards. In addition to voting, GES offers clients the option to conduct surveys & interact with their members or constituents to learn how they feel about any number of topics. GES’ electronic voting replicate time-proven election procedures established over our long history with organized labor.
Customer Benefits
GES has conducted nationwide labor union leadership elections using Internet Voting.
GES also conducts affiliation and ratification votes, many of which are adaptable to online voting.
Management has conducted hundreds of seminars at various conventions, as well as testified before congress as an election expert.
Proven Track Record
GES has conducted election in nearly all 50 states and U.S. Territories, Canada and many National and International Conventions with hundreds of repeat clients as well as constant referrals. Management has worked effectively with the U.S. Justice Dept. and U.S. Department of Labor (OLMS) to conduct, organize and run elections which have been certified by various State & Federal Agencies.
Technology Innovation
GES strives to incorporate technology wherever possible to improve the speed & accuracy of the election process, while maintaining integrity transparency. GES has developed secure proprietary software systems for voter registration, scanning and tabulation and online voting, which streamlines the election process and aids in a smooth auditing process.
Multiple Methods of Voting
Each election project is tailored to meet the specific needs of each individual client. GES is unique in its ability to integrate multiple methods of voting including; paper mail ballots, in-person voting, online voting or any combination the client chooses. Regardless of the methods of voting, GES ensures that only one vote per voter is counted and each vote remains secret.
HUNDREDS OF CLIENTS HAVE BEEN WITH OUR TEAM FOR DECADES