{"id":41744,"date":"2016-11-10T13:14:17","date_gmt":"2016-11-10T12:14:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.polyas.de\/ct_content_page_2\/stakeholder"},"modified":"2024-04-29T19:26:12","modified_gmt":"2024-04-29T17:26:12","slug":"stakeholder","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-administration\/stakeholder","title":{"rendered":"Election Administration: Involve Stakeholders"},"content":{"rendered":"<div  class='flex_column av-2h0g7x4-de4ae1467e542757120a2c90fb2718d7 av_two_third  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_one_third  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div  '     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-1aizrzs-c9fd41ca87af933e2090511387a49d03\">\n.avia-image-container.av-1aizrzs-c9fd41ca87af933e2090511387a49d03 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-1aizrzs-c9fd41ca87af933e2090511387a49d03 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-1aizrzs-c9fd41ca87af933e2090511387a49d03 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-1  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image- avia-img-lazy-loading-not- avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/polyas_election-administration_0.jpg\" alt='' title=''   itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-ltsofnzg-e00b2b2a0be9be2e3c09c71bd36eb6b0 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h1>Election Administration: Involve Stakeholders<\/h1>\n<p>An election can only work if everybody can cast their vote. The election committee or election officer are confronted with the task of&nbsp;motivating&nbsp;as many voters as possible. This task requires a solid argument in favor of the importance of the election, based on the opportunity for voters to&nbsp;participate and to play an active role in shaping the organization into the future.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-ltymfqmc-a7e66dfd12d3c3a0f73a2f3629a0358f '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h2>Motivate voters through election ambassadors<\/h2>\n<p>In&nbsp;US election campaigns, millions of dollars are spent to direct the attention of voters to&nbsp;specific candidates. Intelligent social concepts are also used to involve the voter in the preparation of the election,&nbsp;which don&#8217;t have to cost much. Adapt social concepts and motivate your voters with the help of election ambassadors.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Key figures or&nbsp;influencers&nbsp;with a good network will help&nbsp;your election&nbsp;get the necessary attention<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div>Identify the opinion leaders, well-respected colleagues or members who are trusted and whose opinions are valued. These people are able to motivate voters and should be included in the&nbsp;organization of your election. If an event or meeting is organized or announced by well-connected people, it increases the chance of a <a href=\"\/increase-voter-turnout\">high turnout<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>Talk to the people you have in mind&nbsp;during the election preparations. You can meet them individually, call them or have a group meeting involving&nbsp;other colleagues. Explain the details about the upcoming election and&nbsp;election administration process&nbsp;and ask if they would be available to act as an&nbsp;<a href=\"\/increase-voter-turnout\/campaign-ambassador\">election&nbsp;ambassador<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-ltymg7xp-b78053bb5458bc6df78350d079a20a72 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h2>Integrate stakeholders and take them seriously <\/h2>\n<p>Stakeholders&nbsp;are parties&nbsp;to&nbsp;a project or process and have an interest or influence on the outcome. A stakeholder can be a person or a group, for example an association or neighbors. Additionally, the board of directors is an important stakeholder in&nbsp;all decisions&nbsp;which are made within an organization.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Everyone&nbsp;who has an interest or influence in the upcoming election&nbsp;is a stakeholder in your election administration process.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>In most elections, candidates, the old board of directors, honorary members, sponsors, friends or media representatives are stakeholders. They all have a legitimate interest in the election and can influence the outcome of the election. Involve these groups early on in central steps of the election administration process to get them on your side.<\/p>\n<p>You don&#8217;t have to organize a special stakeholder campaign, but make sure that everyone has all the necessary information on time:&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Email or&nbsp;postal notifications<\/strong><br \/>\n\tSend out regular updates about the planning progress to all stakeholders \u2013 it is sufficient to keep it short yet&nbsp;informative<\/li>\n<li><strong>Personal calls<\/strong><br \/>\n\tThis would be useful for bigger decisions or influential stakeholders (e.g. candidates). In important cases, it is always wise to speak&nbsp;personally with stakeholders.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Be reachable <\/strong><br \/>\n\tClearly indicate&nbsp;in your updates how you can be&nbsp;contacted. Don&#8217;t get tired of mentioning that this contact is always available to provide&nbsp;further information.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Press releases or&nbsp;press information <\/strong><br \/>\n\tIf the media is involved, write a short and informative press release. Write down a few points of key&nbsp;background information&nbsp;which can be distributed&nbsp;if necessary.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This kind of communication isn&#8217;t&nbsp;made to favor certain people. It&#8217;s rather&nbsp;used to prevent misunderstandings and avoid a debate on electoral principles (which can stretch to the electoral code or <a href=\"\/election-glossary\/bylaws\">bylaws<\/a>) during the election period. Once&nbsp;everything has been&nbsp;planned and accounted for&nbsp;it <a href=\"\/election-administration\/election-spending\">can get expensive<\/a> to add or change important points in the election administration process.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-ltzjiloq-ca07d89252e665da6549c35602240f27\">\n.av_promobox.av-ltzjiloq-ca07d89252e665da6549c35602240f27{\ncolor:#000000;\nbackground:#e8f8f8;\nborder-color:#ededed;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av_promobox av-ltzjiloq-ca07d89252e665da6549c35602240f27 avia-button-no'><div class='avia-promocontent'><p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-46677 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Bildschirmfoto-2024-03-20-um-09.15.04-80x80.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Bildschirmfoto-2024-03-20-um-09.15.04-80x80.png 80w, https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Bildschirmfoto-2024-03-20-um-09.15.04-36x36.png 36w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 80px) 100vw, 80px\" \/><br \/>\n<strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>POLYAS-Tip:<\/strong>&nbsp;support election ambassadors and stakeholders easily with a digital election and send important voter information online.&nbsp;<a href=\"\/help\">Learn more about it&nbsp;in our POLYAS online voting support center &gt;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><br \/>\n       <section  class='av_textblock_section av-wz0wl4-34aab32a2d0f1ae4906b93362ed1f18e '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h2>Use election ambassadors<\/h2>\n<div>\n<p>Election ambassadors can support you and your stakeholders with election communications, approaching voters or other tasks in the election administration process. To clarify, an election ambassador is a well-known person who uses their popularity to motivate voters. <a href=\"\/increase-voter-turnout\/campaign-ambassador\">Read more about election ambassadors.&nbsp;<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Make a plan as to how election ambassadors can support you generally. You&#8217;ll find&nbsp;that it won&#8217;t be that much effort to prepare them for their&nbsp;\u201cduties\u201d in your election. For example, use election ambassadors as contact persons for questions about the election. They can also forward prepared emails to their contacts, post info on Facebook or distribute marketing material like buttons, stickers or flyers. Additionally, small info events about the election are also an option.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div><strong>Engage election ambassadors<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>Particularly engaged individuals&nbsp;with the necessary energy are often close to the election organization team. They are mostly election volunteers or members who helped in previous elections. As for&nbsp;election ambassadors, these people would get clear and easy tasks to support the election committee throughout&nbsp;the election administration process.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div> <div  class='flex_column av-1nz9rg8-75c54a224fb808df4d271da46d3d88ea av_one_third  avia-builder-el-6  el_after_av_two_third  avia-builder-el-last  flex_column_div  '     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lu9i2vcx-f98b442447e01de64a594721f37db094\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-lu9i2vcx-f98b442447e01de64a594721f37db094{\nheight:50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-lu9i2vcx-f98b442447e01de64a594721f37db094 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-7  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-ltym5gx4-4b5d2bf9f8cb84828b4c30d830082a87 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock cnt2_sidemenu1'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h3><strong>Topics<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/election-administration\">Election Administration<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/election-administration\/calendar\">Election Administration: Election Calendar<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/election-administration\/voting-procedure\">Election Administration: Voting Procedure<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/election-administration\/election-spending\">Election Administration: Election Spending<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/election-administration\/candidates\">Election Administration: Election Candidates<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/election-administration\/electoral-roll\">Election Administration: Electoral Roll<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/election-administration\/risks\">Election Administration: Risks in Elections<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/election-administration\/legal\">Election Administration: Legal Requirements<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/election-administration\/vote-count-proportional-representation\">Vote Counting in Proportional Representation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/election-administration\/vote-count-majority-vote\">Vote Counting in a Majority Vote System<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<div  class='hr av-13shxaw-70ecde758ef09bd32c279342ccec690e hr-default  avia-builder-el-9  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-lu9idg7z-bf603fd1ba39051b13a329fc88d83331 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock cnt2_sidemenu2'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h3><strong>Further information<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/increase-voter-turnout\">How to Increase Voter Turnout in your Election<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/election-glossary\">POLYAS Election Glossary<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p>\n<p><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":75,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[9568],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-41744","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","category-allgemein-en"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v24.2 (Yoast SEO v25.5) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>How to involve stakeholders in your election<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Involve stakeholders in your election administration process and motivate more people to vote. 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