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With Go Vocal’s Voting and Prioritization methods, you can give residents a direct, transparent line of influence on local decisions.
Get clear, prioritized results — fast
Live-monitor votes as they come in in the back-end
Three methods to fit all your needs
Go Vocal’s Voting and Prioritization methods let you empower participants to step into a decision-maker’s shoes – whether they’re choosing from community-sourced options or predefined proposals – by weighing projects against factors like necessity, cost, and priority.
This bottom-up participation method empowers residents to shape policies and initiatives directly, leveraging their unique position to identify and address gaps in current policies, fostering a more inclusive and responsive democratic process. Go Vocal offers everything to set you up for success. From an intuitive space for residents to propose, support, and discuss initiatives to a strong back-end that gives you valuable insights into what truly matters to your community.
Why our clients like our Voting and Prioritization feature
Adaptable yet efficient setup: Choose from three methods depending on your goals and needs, all while benefiting from a quick setup that makes it easy to launch.
Seamless integration with previous project phases: Effortlessly transfer ideas collected in Surveys or Ideation directly into your Voting phase using the Input Manager.
Inclusive and multi-channel participation: Let residents vote both online and offline, and effortlessly bring the paper votes to your platform with our Form Sync feature.
Clear, data-driven insights: Track community preferences as votes come in. Identify the most popular projects and ensure investments and projects align with public priorities.
Automatic follow-through: Keep everyone in the loop effortlessly. Participants receive email updates and see results directly on the platform, boosting transparency and trust.
Boosted engagement: Experience up to a 150% increase in participation compared to traditional surveys; ensuring a broader, more representative community voice.
The addition of these online input opportunities transformed Engage Allen from an information board into a true engagement space and allowed us to hear from far more people than just those who were able to attend in-person meetings.
Erik Waldbauer
Marketing Specialist, City of Allen, TX
See our Voting solutions in action
Discover how easy it is to build and engage with our Voting solutions. Visit Vocal Point, our interactive demo platform, to experience our Approval and Cummulative Voting tools.
The addition of these online input opportunities transformed Engage Allen from an information board into a true engagement space and allowed us to hear from far more people than just those who were able to attend in-person meetings.
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