Case Study: University of Minnesota

Case Study: University of Minnesota
Customer Stories Voting System
Posted on 25 August 2025

The University of Minnesota is one of the largest universities in the United States with over 52,000 students, organized into multiple colleges and schools. Since adopting Simply Voting since 2013, and over 500 voting events have been run. 

The University of Minnesota’s Requirements & Challenges

They are running governance elections, resolution and ratification votes as well as surveys. A mix of student leaders and university staff are managing the voting events.

  • System Needs:
    • A universal access with standardization and an audit history
    • A visual aesthetic consistent with the university branding 
    • An efficient handling of the numerous events simultaneously

The Simply Voting’s Solution

Simply Voting offers a flexible and secure online voting platform for universities. The University of Minnesota opted for: 

  • Self-Service management,  training with a train-the trainer approach and continuous availability for advanced support
  • Voter Authentication integrated with campus single sign-on. This way, voters can access ballots using familiar university credentials
  • Voter Segmentation to categorize voters to present unique, custom ballots for different voter groups

The results

Today, the university staff and students praise the system's ease of use and reliability. Simply Voting has become the University’s trusted voting platform for running transparent and efficient elections

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