Community Association Matters

What if there were a faster and more secure way of registering proxies at your condominium or homeowner association meeting?  Well there is and in this week’s podcast of Community Association Matters we interview Donna DiMaggio Berger, Esq. of Becker & Poliakoff, PA to discuss their electronic voting system, BP Ballot.  According to Donna, voting online thru BP Ballot is more secure, increases member participation, and saves time.  It is more secure than a paper vote for a few reasons.  First, in order to vote online the owner must register and assign an email address to his account.  The skill set needed to hack an email is much greater than the skill set needed to modify a paper ballot or proxy.  In addition, online voting creates a digital imprint.  If needed, an owner’s vote can be easily tracked.  The need to verify a signature or ownership requirement at a meeting, is eliminated with online voting.  Secondly, BP Ballot increases membership participation.  The reason for this is that owners that do n