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Committee Election Ballot Form

Run a members' ballot with eligibility, one vote per post and a clean audit trail.

A ready-to-use awards, contests & voting form for small teams who need a reliable intake process: 15 questions, 3 pages, 4 conditional rules.

Questions
15
Pages
3
Layouts
classic
Conditional rules
4
Typical time
5 min
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Committee election ballot

2 questions are hidden by conditional logic right now — change an answer above to reveal them.

What happens after submit: nothing is stored in this preview. On your own copy, every response triggers an instant email notification and lands in your response dashboard, ready to export or forward.

Happy with it? Take a copy into your workspace — every question, rule and setting comes with it.

Who this template is for

Committee Election Ballot Form is built for small teams who need a reliable intake process who need to collect the same complete information from everyone.

  • Small teams who need a reliable intake process working in awards, contests & voting.
  • Teams who need to collect the same complete information from everyone without writing code or paying for a custom build.
  • Anyone replacing chasing missing details over email with one structured record per enquiry.
  • Respondents are the people you send it to — the form asks them 15 questions across 3 screens.

Why this form is useful

It removes the cost of chasing missing details over email and turns each submission into a record your team can act on immediately.

  • 11 questions are required, so submissions arrive complete instead of needing a follow-up email.
  • It pins the request to a specific date.
  • Conditional logic hides 4 questions until they are relevant — shorter forms convert better than long ones.
  • Splitting the form across 3 pages keeps each screen short and shows respondents how much is left.
  • Every response is stored, searchable and exportable, so nothing depends on one person's inbox.

How to use this template

From copy to live form is a few minutes of work, and every step is reversible.

  1. 1Press “Use this template” — a fresh copy of Committee Election Ballot Form lands in your workspace, ready to edit.
  2. 2Rename or delete any question, and change what is required. Nothing here is fixed.
  3. 3Open Notifications and add the email addresses that should be alerted on each submission; add an auto-reply to the respondent if the form collects an email address.
  4. 4Publish it, then either share the link directly or paste the embed snippet into your site — the embedded form resizes to fit and loads no marketing or advertising trackers.
  5. 5Watch responses land in Submissions, where you can filter, label and export them to CSV or PDF.

Logic and conditions blueprint

Exactly how this form behaves as it is answered — 4 conditional rules ship with it.

  • Features advanced show logic: if “Are you voting by proxy for another member?” is Yes, the form dynamically exposes “Name of the member you represent”. Otherwise that question never appears.
  • Features advanced show logic: if “Is your membership subscription current?” is No, the form dynamically exposes “Explain your membership status”. Otherwise that question never appears.
  • Features advanced show logic: if “Do you wish to record a comment for the minutes?” is Yes, the form dynamically exposes “Comment for the minutes”. Otherwise that question never appears.
  • Features conditional validation: if “Are you voting by proxy for another member?” is Yes, “Proxy authority reference” becomes mandatory before the form can be sent.
  • All 4 rules are editable in the Logic tab, and the built-in checker warns about rules that contradict each other.

About this template

Small organisations run elections that matter and lose them to process. This ballot is built around the three things a challenged result depends on. Eligibility: the member gives their membership number and confirms their subscription is current, and a member who says it is not is routed to a note explaining that their ballot will be held pending verification rather than silently discarded. One choice per post: chair, secretary, treasurer and ordinary member are separate single-answer questions, with an abstain option on each, because forcing a choice produces spoiled papers. Proxies: a member voting on behalf of somebody else declares it and gives the name and authority reference, which is exactly the record a dispute needs. The ballot closes with a declaration and the date, and the export gives the returning officer a countable table with a membership number against every line, so turnout and result can be published together.

What this form asks

Every question is editable — rename it, make it optional, or delete it entirely.

Page 1 — Eligibility

  • Member namerequired
  • Membership numberrequired
  • Is your membership subscription current?required
  • Explain your membership status
  • Are you voting by proxy for another member?required
  • Name of the member you represent
  • Proxy authority reference

Page 2 — Ballot

  • Chairrequired
  • Secretaryrequired
  • Treasurerrequired
  • Ordinary committee memberrequired

Page 3 — Declaration

  • Do you wish to record a comment for the minutes?required
  • Comment for the minutes
  • Voter declarationrequired
  • Daterequired

15 questions in total.

How the form changes as it's filled in

This template ships with 4 conditional rules, grouped into 4 behaviours driven by 3 questions. Everything below is already set up — edit or delete any rule once the template is in your workspace.

Driven by “Are you voting by proxy for another member?

  • Reveals questions

    If “Are you voting by proxy for another member?” is Yes, the form reveals “Name of the member you represent”.

  • Makes answers required

    If “Are you voting by proxy for another member?” is Yes, “Proxy authority reference” becomes required before the form can be submitted.

Driven by “Is your membership subscription current?

  • Reveals questions

    If “Is your membership subscription current?” is No, the form reveals “Explain your membership status”.

Driven by “Do you wish to record a comment for the minutes?

  • Reveals questions

    If “Do you wish to record a comment for the minutes?” is Yes, the form reveals “Comment for the minutes”.

Set it up step by step

  1. 1

    Load the candidates

    Replace the sample candidate names for each post with those from the nomination form.

  2. 2

    Keep abstain on every post

    An abstain option prevents spoiled ballots and gives you a truer turnout figure.

  3. 3

    Circulate to members only

    Send the link to the membership list and state the closing time in the covering email.

  4. 4

    Verify then count

    Check membership numbers against the register first, then count each post separately.

  5. 5

    Publish the result

    Announce the count, the turnout and the returning officer's name in the same notice.

Mistakes to avoid

  • Not checking membership status, so non-members vote and the result can be challenged.
  • Allowing more than one choice for a single post, which spoils the ballot.
  • Losing the proxy paperwork, which is the part a disputed election always turns on.

What it pairs with

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What to do with the responses

Verify each membership number against the register, count post by post, and publish the turnout and result with the returning officer's name against it.

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Frequently asked questions

How do I stop non-members voting?

The membership number and subscription confirmation are checked against your register before counting, and unverified ballots are held rather than counted.

Can members vote by proxy?

Yes, if your rules allow it. A proxy vote declares the member represented and the authority reference, which is what a dispute turns on.

Is an online ballot valid for an AGM?

Check your constitution. Many now permit it explicitly; the audit trail this form produces is usually what the constitution asks for.

Should the ballot be secret?

The membership number is needed for eligibility, so restrict access to the export to the returning officer and state that in the notice.

Is the Committee Election Ballot Form template free to use?

Yes. You can preview and test Committee Election Ballot Form on this page without an account, and take a copy into your own HelloForms workspace on the free plan. There is nothing to install and no card required to publish it.

What does the Committee Election Ballot Form template ask for?

It asks 15 questions across 3 pages, 11 of which are required. Every question is listed in full further down this page, and each one can be renamed, reordered, made optional or deleted after you copy the template.

Can I edit the Committee Election Ballot Form form after copying it?

Yes — the copy is entirely yours. Change wording, add or remove questions, switch between the classic layout, restyle it to match your brand, and set who gets notified on each submission.

How does the conditional logic in this awards, contests & voting form work?

4 conditional rules ship with the template: Features advanced show logic: if “Are you voting by proxy for another member?” is Yes, the form dynamically exposes “Name of the member you represent”. Otherwise that question never appears. Features advanced show logic: if “Is your membership subscription current?” is No, the form dynamically exposes “Explain your membership status”. Otherwise that question never appears. Features advanced show logic: if “Do you wish to record a comment for the minutes?” is Yes, the form dynamically exposes “Comment for the minutes”. Otherwise that question never appears. All rules are editable in the Logic tab.

Where do responses to the Committee Election Ballot Form form go?

Submissions land in your workspace under Submissions, where you can search, filter, label and export them to CSV or PDF. You can also email a notification to your team on every submission and send the respondent an auto-reply.

Can I embed the Committee Election Ballot Form form on my own website?

Yes. Publish the form and paste the embed snippet into any page or share the direct link. The embedded form resizes to fit its container and loads no advertising or marketing trackers inside the iframe.

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