Tribal Governments

Sovereign Elections.
Your 3rd Party Authority.

Election Trust® delivers reliable and auditable election management that respects tribal sovereignty, ensures Elder participation and honors governance traditions.

Why Election Trust®

Six Reasons Tribes Choose Us

Your 3rd Party Authority

Absolute Neutrality

Election Trust®, as an independent third-party administrator, removes tribal leadership and membership from any accusation of self-dealing or improper influence over election outcomes.

Sovereignty-Respectful Compliance

We administer elections in accordance with each tribe's constitution, code, and governance traditions — while delivering the independent auditability that protects tribal legitimacy.

Data Security

Election Trust® deploys strict security protocols, including password protection, rigorous encryption and immutable digital logs to accurately capture all voting data while protecting members' PII.

Flexible Balloting Methods

Whether your tribe requires paper ballots, electronic ballots or both (Hybrid), Election Trust® ensures every enrolled member is able to participate using the ballot method of their choice.

Dedicated Election Manager

We assign a single veteran election specialist to end-to-end manage each tribal election — from ballot design through certified reporting — with full awareness of each nation's unique governance context.

$1M Commercial E&O Insurance

Election Trust® carries $1 million in Commercial Errors & Omissions insurance — providing an additional layer of protection for every election we administer.

How We Administer

Three Balloting Platforms. Your Choice.

Your nation selects the method that fits your membership. We build the full compliance architecture around it.

Paper Balloting

Whether in-person or by-mail, our paper balloting platform and protocol ensure the security, privacy and accurate count of each member's ballot.

  • Mail-in Ballot Tracking
  • Stakeholder Adjudication
  • Proxy Certification
  • 24/7 Help Desk

Electronic Balloting

End-to-end verified: voter identity cryptographically separated from ballot choices. Full audit trail preserved in immutable format.

  • E2EV cryptographic audit log
  • Pre-election Logic & Accuracy test
  • Immutable audit data throughout
  • 24/7 Help Desk

Hybrid Balloting

Paper and electronic balloting run simultaneously with 'duplicate ballot' prevention across channels - either on-site or remote-observable tally.

  • Single eligibility list governs all channels
  • Ballot on Demand option available
  • Unified paper + electronic tally session
  • 24/7 Help Desk
Nations We've Served

A Track Record Across Indian Country

Election Trust® has administered poll-site, mail-in as well as Hybrid elections for tribal governments that include:

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