Clear Ballot® is the federally certified paper ballot platform deployed by Election Trust® for poll-site and mail-in elections. Every ballot is scanned, imaged, and verifiable by all stakeholders — delivering the transparency and auditability your organization demands.
Clear Ballot combines the time-tested reliability of paper ballots with modern scanning and imaging technology — making every step of your election observable, auditable, and defensible.
Ballots are designed and printed to specification for your election. Each ballot style is reviewed and proofed by you before going to press.
Each eligible member marks their paper ballot privately — at a polling location or by mail. The physical ballot is the legal record of their vote at every stage of the process.
Mail-in ballots are received at a dedicated P.O. Box. Logged on arrival, returned envelopes are held under seal until eligibility is verified. Voters are notified of receipt by email or SMS.
Each ballot is scanned to capture voter intent as well as a high-resolution image. Every mark is immutably recorded as a permanent digital record alongside the original paper.
Ballots with ambiguous marks are reviewed digitally — with all stakeholders able to observe. This virtually eliminates tabulation errors or any risk of physical ballot degradation.
On tabulation, your organization is issued a Certified Results Report. Ballots and the immutable Clear Ballot® tabulation log are archived for one year in case of an audit.
Election Trust® deploys Clear Ballot as a fully managed service — your organization gets enterprise-grade election technology without managing any hardware, software, or compliance obligations. And it is federally certified!