E-Voting: How it works

Electronic voting was added to the rules (Appendix BB), following a pitch by Nigel Farage, and first implemented in the 2019 NEC elections.

The video above explains how our chosen voting supplier, Simply Voting's system works.

It has the following benefits:



• Cheaper than a paper-based election.
• Easier to audit.
• No physical count required - results can be available immediately after the ballot closes.
• Much more space available for candidate info - including web links and videos!
• Optional Freephone voting available.



Election results are automatically produced in PDF format, and published on this site.



After each election, a detailed report is produced for the NEC including recommendations for improvements.



For demonstration purposes, we have a James Bond themed ballot, featuring different types of voting, and you can try it here.