VotingWorks GTM brain

VotingWorks supplies open-source voting systems and election audit software to US election jurisdictions.

category

Election technology

market profile

  • text: US election administrators must balance accurate ballot tabulation, accessibility, security and public confidence.
  • text: Election equipment replacement competes for scarce county funds and requires certification and public trust.

personas

  • title: County election director
    pains:
    • Replace aging voting equipment within a constrained public budget
    • Run accurate elections with limited staff and avoid preventable procedural mistakes
    • Explain results and equipment security to skeptical voters
  • title: State election audit director
    pains:
    • Coordinate rigorous post-election audits across jurisdictions
    • Provide evidence that tabulation matches voter intent
  • title: Election accessibility coordinator
    pains:
    • Provide accessible ballot marking while preserving a voter-verifiable paper record

icp

  • text: US county and municipal election offices evaluating replacement voting systems, subject to state certification and procurement.
  • text: State election agencies running statewide post-election audits; Arlo is used across multiple states.

message pillars

  • text: Publicly inspectable technology supports election transparency.
  • text: Independent testing and field verification support security assurances.
  • text: The system is designed to reduce operational mistakes.
  • text: Election officials can support accessible voting with a paper record.

objections

  • objection: Can an open-source system be secure?
    response: Point to independent security testing, federal certification, and public inspection of the source, while addressing the jurisdiction's own security review.
  • objection: Can a small nonprofit support real elections?
    response: Discuss deployments in New Hampshire and Mississippi, support arrangements, and relevant state approvals.
  • objection: Why use machines instead of hand-counting?
    response: Explain the scaling and accessibility case while retaining voter-verifiable paper ballots and audits.

competitors

  • name: Election Systems & Software
    why: Supplies certified voting and tabulation systems to election jurisdictions.
  • name: Hart InterCivic
    why: Established voting system supplier competing for election equipment procurements.
  • name: Dominion Voting Systems
    why: Voting system supplier competing in the same election equipment market.

influencers

  • name: Ben Adida
    url: https://www.voting.works/blog/votingworks-news-1/votingworks-strengthens-board-with-two-new-appointments-24
    why: Co-founder and executive director speaking publicly about election technology.

keywords

  • open source voting machines
  • election tabulation systems
  • risk limiting audit software
  • voting system certification
  • accessible ballot marking device
  • county voting equipment

voice

  • civic-minded
  • plainspoken
  • trust and evidence focused

signals

  • text: County announces replacement of aging voting equipment or a voting system procurement.
  • text: State plans to introduce or expand risk-limiting audits.

pricing

model: unknown

motion

sales_led

channels

  • election administration events
  • press
  • website

confidence

high

Founders

  • name: Ben Adida
    title: Founder
    role: Founder

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