Election Processes at the University of Castilla-La Mancha
A commitment to electronic voting
Universities were the first institutions to adopt electronic voting, which emerged from doctoral projects and internal developments. Initially, they used on-premises technologies hosted on university servers and managed solely by the developers who had created them. When these pioneering companies in the e-voting sector disappeared, universities were left without specialized providers. Kuorum develops cloud services—which are more resilient and easier to maintain—certified under the National High-Level Security Scheme and capable of meeting all the specific requirements and functionalities of these processes, ensuring compliance with regulations in elections that leave no room for error.
Advanced voter registration and voter management
One of the most important requirements in these elections is managing voter rolls comprising thousands of students. The UCLM integrated Kuorum’s electronic voting platform with its own identification system using the SAML authentication protocol. In addition, universities maintain voter rolls segmented by category, such as students, faculty, or administrative staff. Kuorum’s tags ensure that, within a single vote, each segment votes only on the items relevant to them, preventing anyone with dual roles from casting more than one vote per item and strictly adhering to electoral regulations. Finally, for votes involving hundreds or thousands of candidates, the university utilized Kuorum’s dropdown question feature. Dropdown questions allow users to find candidates via a search function by simply typing the first few letters of their first or last name, thereby simplifying the selection process.
Efficiency, security, and legal compliance
The principle of efficiency, as set forth in the Public Sector Contracts Act, promotes the adoption of cost-effective solutions that meet the actual needs of each public administration. Our platform complies with the High-Level National Security Framework and ISO certifications, ensuring the protection of personal data and information security. If you’d like to learn more, please don’t hesitate to contact us.
"Organizing university elections is a complex task, but thanks to Kuorum, we've been able to ensure participation, security, and efficiency in every step of the process."
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