Mi-Voice is a voting and election provider that can run your ballot or AGM for you, acts as an approved independent scrutineer, and offers postal, phone and SMS voting as well as online. Our AGM is a member hub that your own team runs, putting meeting papers, the live stream, questions, voting and results on one branded page.

Mi-Voice also has a self-service platform, so the difference is less about who presses the buttons. It is more about whether you want a voting service or a single place for members to take part in the whole meeting.

At a glance

  Our AGM Mi-Voice
Who runs it Your own team, on a branded web page or in-app Managed service, or a self-service platform licensed for single use or annually
Independent scrutineer Read-only access for an independent scrutineer you appoint Describes itself as a UK Government approved Independent Scrutineer, an approval its scrutineer page links to trade union ballots, with its own Returning Officers
Voting channels Online, before and during the meeting Postal, online, telephone, SMS and in person
Elections Board and council elections, including multi-seat and STV Supports multiple methods including STV and AV; nominations as a managed service
Proxy voting Digital proxy appointment Advance and proxy voting for general meetings
Weighted and class voting Supported Weighted voting in its Zoom voting app
Virtual and hybrid AGMs Live stream (Zoom, Teams, YouTube, Vimeo) with meeting papers on the same page Can host virtual meetings as Zoom webinars, or work with your own platform; hybrid AGMs
Voting inside Zoom or Teams Members vote on the hub alongside the stream Mi-Voice voting apps for Zoom (Zoom Marketplace) and Microsoft Teams
Member questions Advance questions and moderated Q&A Uses Zoom’s chat, raise hand and Q&A features
Attendance RSVP and hybrid check-in with a live quorum count Online registration for attendance and meeting information
Results and audit Results and audit reports Real-time reporting and an official, auditable declaration of results

When Mi-Voice is a good fit

Mi-Voice is a good fit when you want one provider to handle every voting channel. Its site lists postal, online, telephone, SMS and in-person voting, and says it has run thousands of elections since 2006. For members who will not vote online, that range matters.

It suits organisations whose rules call for an independent scrutineer. Mi-Voice describes itself as a UK Government approved Independent Scrutineer, and its scrutineer page says that approval is for supporting trade union ballots. It has its own team of Returning Officers. It also supports trade unions with statutory ballots such as industrial action and political fund ballots.

Other strengths from its own pages:

  • A choice of service level. It can manage the whole process, train you to run it yourself, or license its self-service platform.
  • Voting inside your meeting tool. Its Zoom and Teams voting apps let attendees vote without leaving the call. The Teams app uses unique voting codes so only eligible participants can vote.
  • Co-operatives. It supports co-owner council elections, board and trustee elections, conference voting, and in-person, virtual and hybrid general meetings.
  • Security certification. Its home page lists ISO/IEC 27001 and Cyber Essentials.
  • Credit unions. It covers board, Board Oversight Committee and auditor elections, ordinary and special resolutions, advance and proxy voting, and postal and SMS voting alongside online.

If you want hosted meetings, postal ballots and a scrutineer from the same supplier, Mi-Voice offers that combination.

When Our AGM is a better fit

Our AGM suits organisations that want members to find everything for the AGM in one place, run by their own team. Papers, the stream, questions, voting and results sit on the same branded page or in your app.

It may suit you if you want:

  • meeting papers, the live stream, advance questions and moderated Q&A alongside the vote, not in separate tools;
  • motions and board or council elections, including multi-seat and STV, with digital proxy appointment;
  • weighted and class voting across your membership classes;
  • RSVP and hybrid check-in with a live quorum count for the chair;
  • member login by emailed or texted code;
  • the freedom to stream on Zoom, Teams, YouTube or Vimeo.

If you need an independent scrutineer, you can appoint one and give them read-only access to the vote. Whether a scrutineer is needed depends on your rules and on any legislation that applies to your organisation.

Sources

Running your next AGM or election online? Our AGM puts papers, live stream, questions, voting and results in one place, run by your own team.

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