A more efficient election process, including for smaller municipalities
Smaller municipalities should also be able to use the latest software during elections to make things as easy as possible for their polling station staff and themselves. With this in mind, Marica Kruishaar, Elections Project Manager for the municipality of Ermelo, decided to investigate switching to our election software. "Why can't smaller municipalities enjoy the full benefits of smart applications?" she thought.
The municipality of Ermelo already worked with Shift 2 (formerly Procura) for the design and decoration of the polling stations and the supply of essential materials, such as ballot papers, voting passes, and candidate lists. During the 2021 House of Representatives elections, Ermelo made satisfactory use of our election application and the portal for polling station staff. "Due to circumstances, the MijnStembureau app was not yet used, but it will be during the municipal elections on Wednesday, March 16, 2022," says Kruishaar.
Portal
Shift2's election solution enables municipalities to prepare the entire election process and monitor the planning: from sending letters to polling station officials to presenting the results. And that applies to all elections: for the House of Representatives, Senate, Provincial Councils, water boards, municipal councils, and the European Parliament. Marica is very enthusiastic about the user-friendliness of the portal. "It's very intuitive, so you quickly become familiar with it. This is really one of those systems that you don't use very often, but every time you start it up, you immediately know how to use it. Especially if you make sure you set it up properly the first time you use it and the basics are right." She gives an example of how the portal makes the election process more efficient: "Polling station officials can easily indicate their availability. This is immediately visible to us and saves a considerable amount of time in the planning process. Previously, this information had to be communicated and confirmed by telephone, which simply took more time."
Quick help
If the employees of the municipality of Ermelo are unable to resolve an issue themselves, they can quickly switch to Shift2. "The support provided by Shift2 is perfect. If we have a problem, we can quickly get in touch and find a solution."
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