Run congregation votes, board elections, and pastoral decisions online. Secure, anonymous ballots that protect unity — with multi-language support for diverse congregations.
Sensitive decisions deserve a process that protects both the outcome and the relationships within your community.
Raising hands or standing up to vote puts members in an uncomfortable position — especially on sensitive matters like pastoral calls, budgets, or policy changes. People vote differently when they feel watched.
Elderly members, families with young children, snowbirds, members who've moved away — requiring in-person attendance to vote excludes faithful members who simply can't be there on a specific Sunday.
Printing, distributing, collecting, and hand-counting paper ballots during or after a service is disruptive, time-consuming, and prone to errors — especially for congregations over 100 members.
ElectionChamp handles the entire election — setup, voting, reminders, counting, and documentation — so your leadership can focus on ministry, not logistics.
Start Your Free ElectionFrom pastoral calls to building fund approvals — ElectionChamp handles every type of congregation vote with the same security and care.
Elect deacons, elders, trustees, vestry members, and board officers. Support for multiple seats, candidate bios, and automatic result calculation.
Call a new pastor, approve staff hires, or affirm leadership appointments. Anonymous voting protects relationships during what can be a deeply personal decision for your community.
Get congregation approval for annual budgets, capital campaigns, building projects, and major expenditures. Clear documentation for your board and financial records.
Amend your church constitution, bylaws, or governing documents with a formal congregation vote. Present the exact language and record the outcome for your official records.
Gauge member sentiment on worship style, service times, ministry priorities, or community outreach. Non-binding polls give your leadership data-backed direction.
Associations, dioceses, presbyteries, and district bodies can run delegate elections, policy votes, and regional governance decisions at scale.
No software to install. No account required for voters. Any pastor, church secretary, or board member can set this up in under 10 minutes.
Name your election (e.g., "2025 Deacon Election" or "Senior Pastor Call Vote"), add a description, and set your voting window.
⏱ 2 minutesChoose your voting method — plurality for board seats, yes/no for pastoral calls and budget votes, approval voting for multi-issue ballots.
⏱ 1 minuteAdd candidate names and bios, budget proposal details, bylaw amendment text, or survey questions. Preview exactly what members will see.
⏱ 3 minutesImport your membership directory via spreadsheet — names and email addresses. Each member gets a unique, secure 16-digit voting key.
⏱ 2 minutesSet up email and SMS notifications. Schedule automatic reminders to members who haven't voted — reach everyone, not just those who attend on Sunday.
⏱ 2 minutesHit start. Members vote from their phone, tablet, or computer — at home, at church, or anywhere. Results are calculated automatically the moment voting closes.
✅ Done!Secure enough for sensitive votes, simple enough for any congregation, and affordable enough for any church budget.
Every vote is encrypted and anonymous. No one — not the pastor, not the board, not ElectionChamp — can see how any individual voted. This protects relationships during sensitive decisions.
Learn moreServe diverse congregations with ballots and notifications in multiple languages. Every member participates in the language they're most comfortable with — essential for multicultural communities.
Learn moreMembers vote from their phone, tablet, or computer — at home or at church. No app to download, no account to create. Reach homebound members, snowbirds, and those who can't attend in person.
Learn moreEmail and SMS reminders go out automatically to members who haven't voted. Mention it from the pulpit once, then let the system handle follow-up throughout the week.
Learn moreResults calculated automatically when voting closes. Share the outcome with your congregation promptly — no awkward waiting period while volunteers count paper ballots.
Learn moreEvery action timestamped and logged. Complete documentation for your church records, denominational reporting, and any governance requirements your bylaws specify.
Learn moreChurch votes often involve deeply personal decisions — pastoral calls, building projects, governance changes. ElectionChamp gives your congregation a process that's fair, private, and inclusive, so the focus stays on the decision, not the mechanics.
Clean, clear, and easy to understand — even for members who aren't tech-savvy. Click the link, see the ballot, make your choices, submit. Done in under a minute.
Works on every phone, tablet, and computer. Elderly members can vote from home on their iPad. Snowbirds can vote from Florida. College students can vote from campus.
See the Full Voter ExperienceYour tithes and offerings should go toward ministry, not toward paying a vendor hundreds of dollars to run a vote. ElectionChamp gives you enterprise-grade election tools at a price that respects your congregation's resources. No subscriptions. No hidden fees.
Join churches and religious organizations that have moved from hand-raising and paper ballots to secure online voting.
Yes. ElectionChamp provides fully anonymous ballots — votes are encrypted with AES-256 and separated from voter identity. No one, including church leadership or ElectionChamp, can see how any individual member voted. This is a true secret ballot, and in most cases exceeds the privacy standards of paper ballot methods where chain of custody can be questioned.
The voting experience is designed to be as simple as possible — click a link, see the ballot, tap your choices, and submit. There are no accounts to create, no apps to download, and no passwords to remember. For members who need extra help, a trusted volunteer can assist them at church using the member's unique voting key on a shared device — without ever seeing their ballot choices, since the ballot is submitted by the member directly.
Absolutely. Set a voting window of several days — members can vote on their phones during the Sunday announcement, or at home during the week. This hybrid approach is the most popular option: mention the vote from the pulpit, have members pull out their phones, and let ElectionChamp send automatic reminders to anyone who didn't vote that day.
Yes. You can add an "Abstain" option to any ballot item. This is especially useful for pastoral call votes and other sensitive decisions where some members may want to participate without voting for or against. Abstentions are counted and reported separately from yes/no votes.
Yes. ElectionChamp supports multi-language ballots and notifications. You can provide ballot content in multiple languages so every member participates in the language they're most comfortable with. This is essential for multicultural congregations and increasingly common for churches with Spanish, Korean, Mandarin, Tagalog, or other language ministries.
ElectionChamp supports SMS notifications — members can receive their voting link via text message. For members without email or a mobile phone, you can generate printable voter keys to distribute in person (e.g., at Sunday service). The member uses the key to vote on any device — a shared tablet at church, a family member's phone, or a computer at home.
For a 300-member congregation, just $15 per election ($10 base + $0.05 × 100 members above 200). A larger church with 800 members would pay $40. Compare that to the cost of printing paper ballots and the volunteer time spent counting them — not to mention the difficulty of reaching members who can't attend in person. No monthly fees — you only pay when you run a vote.
Absolutely. While this page uses church-specific language, ElectionChamp works equally well for synagogues, mosques, temples, gurdwaras, and any religious community that holds elections or governance votes. The platform is fully customizable — your ballot, your language, your branding, your process.
Set up in minutes. Free for up to 20 voters. No credit card required.
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