Voter Verification Options

Verification controls how AuthTally prevents duplicate voting, and how much friction voters go through to cast a vote.

Anonymous

No personal information is required from voters. Duplicate-vote prevention happens locally in the voter's browser. This is the lowest-friction option and the default for most events, ideal when you trust your audience and want voting to be as fast as possible.

Shared event password

Voters enter a 6-digit code you set for the event before they can vote. This isn't tied to an individual voter's identity, it's a shared gate, useful for keeping voting restricted to people who were actually at your event (e.g. printed on a program or announced on stage).

Email verification

A one-time code is emailed to the voter, which they enter to confirm their vote. This is the strictest option and the most effective at preventing duplicate voting, at the cost of asking voters for their email address.

Consider your audience

If your event involves minors, think carefully about whether collecting voter email addresses is appropriate before enabling this option.

Picking one

The voter verification selector in Event Setup, showing Anonymous, Shared Password, and Email Verification as options.

Verification is set per event and can be changed before you go live.