”Dataminds is very pleasant and was good at capturing the exact distinctions we needed, regarding the fact that this was the first time our board of directors had decided to change to an electronic polling system for the election of representatives. We had a super meeting with him and the committee hare at the plant, followed by some good phone- and mail conversations regarding the adjustments. The board of directors have decided that the next time, we have an election for the representative board, it is also going to be an electronic election. Farum District Heating can thoroughly recommend Dataminds.
It was very exciting that we could log in and follow the election almost hour by hour. We got the result itself in almost the same second, the election was over, which meant that we immediately could see the result, knowing that it was correct.
And for our voters it was of great value that they could access Stemonline’s website directly from any computer. Furthermore, it was a great advantage that they could be at home, holiday home, work, etc. and comfortably vote for the selected candidates. To take the consumers that did not own a computer into account, we had set up a computer at the plant, they could use, free of charge."
Lone Larsen, Administration, Farum Fjernvarme
Electronic Representatives Board Election
Farum Fjernvarme have held a manual election for many years. It led to many administrative tasks. Therefore, they decided to investigate if it was a possibility to hold the election in a way were the workload could be minimized.
Challenge
The challenge with doing manual elections was to collect information, splitting groups, packing envelopes with the right amount of ballots, return envelops, etc. After the election deadline the next step was the big time consuming manual counting and control with accountants and management. It was a very comprehensive work proces.
Solution
Farum District Heating’s general manager, Nighat Kamal, had, through his network, heard that Dataminds earlier on had done elections for other firms, including utility services. A meeting with Dataminds was set up with participation from the election committee of the group of private shareholders and Farum District Heating. Followed by the meeting were some positive phone conversations with consultant and partner, Kasper Pilman Kristensen, Dataminds. Based on information from Farum District Heating, he constructed an electronic polling program that matched the challenges of the firm. Based on the presentation from Kasper Pilman Kristensen, the board of directors decided to try a transition from a manual to an electronic election.