Trade Unions

Mi-Voice have been supporting a wide range of trade unions in the management and delivery of their ballots and elections. During COVID-19 Mi-Voice can ensure your voting process runs smoothly whatever is going on in the world, from anywhere in the world, keeping participants safe and socially distant as they vote safely from home online, by post, SMS and/or phone.

Our secure online nomination and voting platform allows nominations and proxy/advance voting via multiple channels ensuring all stakeholders have a say in key issues impacting organisations during these challenging times.

As a UK Government approved Independent Scrutineer our dedicated team of election experts ensure a smooth process that meets the specific demands of both statutory and non-statutory trade union ballots and elections. Mi-Voice will ensure the process is up to date with any changes to legislation and that the process is fully compliant.

Mi-Voice allows trade unions to utilise a combination of voting methods according to their requirements. This multi-channel approach optimises participation and cost effectiveness, especially for ongoing election and/or balloting requirements. 

Areas where Mi-Voice can support trade unions:

• Conference & AGM voting
• Trade union executive elections
• Industrial action ballots
• Political fund ballots
• Merger ballots
• Non-statutory services
• Consultative balloting services
• Committee elections
• Consultations
• Pay reviews
• Surveys

From start to finish, we can support you with the following:

• Management of the entire electoral process
• Access to the most advanced nominations and e-voting platform available on the market today
• Multi-channel voting – online, postal and/or in-person
• Returning Officer
• E-voting licensed platform for non-industrial action balloting
• Virtual General Meeting hosting using our Zoom licence (or we can work alongside your preferred webinar platform)
• Creation of a tailored online election marketing page and integration with social media
• Set-up of ballot quickly & conveniently
• Distribution of ballots electronically including reporting on the performance of any campaign distributed on your behalf
• Postal, SMS and in-person voting to supplement online voting
• Postal ballot request service
• Voter receipts
• Online registration during a virtual General Meeting
• Real-time reporting on turnout
• Electronic counting of any postal returns
• Declaration of results
• Review of the quality of membership data
• Support to electing organisation and the electorate

Our e-voting licence option allows many of our trade unions to undertake a number of their own election processes which reduces the need for industrial action.

Mi-Voice can also act as the Returning Officer, ensuring the entire is process is managed with integrity.

Choose from fully managed where we project manage the entire process on your behalf or self-service using our e-voting platform.