About this template
The Election Polling Google Form Template is designed to streamline the process of gathering preferences and feedback from your community. Whether you are running a student council election, a board member vote, or a simple organizational poll, this template provides a structured way to capture candidate selections and the rationale behind those choices. It is built to be intuitive for voters while providing organizers with clear, actionable data.
By using this template, you can easily distribute your ballot via email, social media, or a direct link. The data collected is automatically organized into a spreadsheet, allowing you to tally results instantly without the manual effort of counting paper ballots. This template is fully customizable, enabling you to add specific candidate names, adjust the scope of the questions, or include additional fields to suit your organization's specific voting requirements.
Key features
- Capture candidate choices for President and Vice President.
- Include open-ended fields for voters to explain their reasoning.
- Easily distribute via link for remote or in-person voting.
- Automated data collection for instant result analysis.
- Fully customizable fields to match your specific election needs.
Use cases
- Student government and school club elections.
- Corporate employee representative voting.
- Community board member selection.
- Organizational award nominations and polls.
What this form collects
- Full Name (Short answer)Please enter your full name for record-keeping purposes.
- Which team or department are you representing? (Short answer)Select your primary affiliation.
- Presidential Nominee (Multiple choice)Select your preferred candidate for President.
- Reasoning for Presidential Choice (Paragraph)Briefly explain why you chose this candidate.
- Vice President Nominee (Multiple choice)Select your preferred candidate for Vice President.
- Reasoning for Vice Presidential Choice (Paragraph)Briefly explain why you chose this candidate.
- Additional Comments or Suggestions (Paragraph)Is there anything else you would like to share regarding this election?
FAQ
Can I keep these votes anonymous?
Yes. You can configure your Google Form settings to not collect email addresses, ensuring that individual responses remain anonymous.
How can I prevent people from voting twice?
In your Google Form settings, you can enable the 'Limit to 1 response' feature, which requires users to sign in to their Google account to vote.
Can I add more candidates to the form?
Absolutely. You can easily edit the radio button or dropdown options in the Google Form builder to add or remove candidates as needed.
How do I see the results of the election?
All responses are automatically saved to a Google Sheet linked to your form, where you can view, filter, and summarize the data in real-time.
Get this form in your Google Drive
Save a copy to your Google Drive with one click (uses 1 credit). Or build from a PDF or description in the app.