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Voto

VOTO is a digital platform used to create voting advice applications (VAA). Users can utilize VAAs as tools to compare their personal positions to the political stances of candidates and parties. The provider is based in Stuttgart, Germany. Typically, VOTO has been used in municipal voting as well as by public entities and civil society organizations who wish to hold elections. VOTO distinguishes itself as being the first no-code platform for the easy development of individual voting advice applications in Germany. The software is customizable according to the needs of the user. All election-specific information and profiles can be adapted. Technical support is provided.

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Functionalities

Main Functions

Voting advice application

Data

Statistical data analysis

Country

Germany

Organization type

Non profit

Pricing scheme

Info about the pricing scheme can be found here: https://voto.vote/faq/

Accessibility

The aim of the non-profit organisation is to make the voting process easy. Therefore VOTO includes up to 30 statements with easy-to-understand answer options and explanations of difficult words. Furthermore the VAA includes a multilingual option and the possibility to mark statements as particularly important.

Security standards

GDPR compliant

Voto

By VOTO gemeinnützige UG

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Use cases

VOTO: Expanding Youth Participation in Cottbus

In the Germany city of Cottbus, the VOTO app is being used to help young voters to find out where candidates in the Mayoral Election stand on the issues that matter most to them. Julius Oblong (Founder of VOTO) and Lea Brunn (Children and Youth Commissioner for the City of Cottbus) talked to us about the project.

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