Turnkey Electoral Innovations, Solutions & Services
Democracy thrives when the systems that support and enable it are strong
Pension & Provident Fund Elections
A True Elections Partner
The major differentiator with Pension Funds is that the voters are general much older. Dealing with pensioned/retired voters requires much more patience and creativity since most pensioners are at the very least not knowledgeable about electronic solutions and at worst averse to them.
KDBS has conducted numerous elections for pension and provident funds and has first hand experience on how to package relevant solutions to suit this delicate type of voter.
Candidate Nomination and Vetting
Innovation
Depending on the nature of the Fund and the type of members it has, it may be unavoidable to pair electronic solutions with manual ones.
We have the capacity, skills and experience to implement the following for nominations:
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Design, printing and dissemination of nomination packs via the post office and or electronically via bulk email and SMS
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Facilitating the submission of nomination forms as well as making an electronic nomination system available for online participation
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Validating and verifying candidate credentials such as educational qualification, credit status and criminal record status
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Facilitating objection to the nominations process and the candidates that have been nomination. This is done manually and electronically.
Voting
Channels: Postal, Online, Onsite, Voice, SMS, USSD)
KDBS has numerous electronic voting platforms at its disposal to cater for the myriad needs of pension and provident funds. All our platforms are tried and battle-field tested. This also means that they are immediately deployable. USSD is particularly suitable for older voters who do not have airtime and are not familiar with electronics beyond SMS.
KDBS also supplies election material such as voting booths, ballot boxes, ballot papers, voting stationery, posters, sanitising consumables, etc.
Counting and Results
Credibility and Peace of Mind
Voting for provident and pension funds normally happens before and during an Annual General Meeting.
KDBS has the system to assist you as a medical scheme to conduct your AGM online, to vote online during the AGM and to issue results immediately.
KDBS has never had a contested election result. The credibility of the results is determined by the credibility of the process, the transparency with which the process is conducted and the legitimacy of the team conducting the election.
