Religious Communities

Elections Your Community
Can Believe In

Election Trust® delivers independent, secure, and fully auditable election management for religious organizations of every faith tradition — honoring your governance requirements while protecting the trust and unity of your community.

Why Election Trust®

Six Reasons Religious Communities Choose Us

Your community holds itself to a higher standard. Your election process should reflect that same commitment to fairness, transparency, and trust.

Absolute Neutrality

Election Trust®, as an independent third-party administrator, removes leadership from the election process entirely — protecting your clergy, board, and governing body from any perception of favoritism or undue influence over the outcome.

Every Member's Voice Counts

Whether your community gathers in person or spans multiple locations, Election Trust® ensures every eligible member has a clear and accessible path to participate — with the same weight given to every vote cast.

Member Data Security

Your community roster is sensitive. Election Trust® manages all voter data through encrypted file transfer, secure storage, and strict access controls — with no member information shared, sold, or retained beyond the election period.

Full Transparency

Every step of your election — from ballot distribution through final count — is documented and available for review. Designated observers from your community are welcome at every stage, and their attendance is recorded in the election file.

Dedicated Election Manager

A single veteran Election Trust® Event Manager guides your community from nominations through certified results. One experienced point of contact throughout — so your leadership can focus on the community, not the logistics.

$1M Commercial E&O Insurance

Election Trust® carries $1 million in Commercial Errors & Omissions insurance — providing your organization with an additional layer of protection and demonstrating our commitment to getting every election right.

Balloting Options

A Voting Channel to Fit Your Community

Whether you require traditional paper ballots or are looking to migrate your voting online, Election Trust® has a balloting format that fits your community — and your budget.

Paper Balloting

  • Mail-in ballot packets printed and distributed to all eligible members
  • Secure P.O. Box ballot intake with daily logging
  • Mail-in-Ballot-Tracker™ e-receipting for every return
  • High-resolution scan and digital adjudication
  • Certified results within 60 minutes of count completion
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Electronic Balloting

  • Secure login credentials delivered by email or SMS
  • Any browser, any device — no app required
  • End-to-end encrypted and independently verifiable
  • Timestamped receipt issued to every voter
  • Dedicated voter help desk throughout the voting window
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Hybrid Elections

  • Members vote by paper or online — their choice
  • Real-time duplicate ballot policing across both channels
  • Ideal for communities with geographically dispersed members
  • Single unified certified result at close of election
  • Full audit trail across both paper and electronic channels
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Communities We've Served

A Track Record Across Faith Traditions

Election Trust® has administered elections for churches, synagogues, temples, mosques, gurdwaras — houses of worship spanning the world's faith traditions. Communities we've served include:

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