Project challenges and assumptions

The Perły Mazowsza ballot engages residents of many municipalities and counties, which means handling high traffic, high availability, and solutions that increase the credibility of voting. The key requirement was to combine a simple user experience with real protection against multiple votes being cast.

An additional constraint was a very short delivery time: from the start of work to production launch, we had only 2 months.

Key implementation elements

• A dedicated, integrated system

  We built a dedicated voting platform integrated with the ballot website, ensuring a coherent process: candidate presentation, vote casting, counting, and publishing results.

• One vote per user: device fingerprint

  We implemented a unique mechanism based on a device fingerprint: the system analyzed more than 40 elements of the device and browser environment, and then blocked casting another vote for the same “fingerprint”.

• Live results

  We provided real-time results presentation. This increased the attractiveness of the ballot and strengthened the dynamics of competition, which translated into a greater willingness to compete and promote candidates.

• Counting votes from Facebook

  The system also included a mechanism for counting votes coming from the Facebook channel, combining community activity with the ballot results in a coherent reporting model.

• A dedicated ballot committee voting module

  In addition to resident voting, we prepared a separate module for the ballot committee, enabling an organized evaluation and process management in a controlled and secure manner.

Summary

• Scale: handling a very large number of votes cast while maintaining stable operation.
• Integrity of the process: blocking repeated votes thanks to device fingerprinting (40+ parameters).
• Fast implementation: delivery from start of work to production within 2 months.