SimplyVoting replaced WatVote on November 1, 2022.

Simply Voting is the campus web-based online voting system supporting the official online voting needs on campus.

For alternatives for other types of voting or surveying, please see Qualtrics Online Surveys, Microsoft Forms, and WCMS Web forms. 

SimplyVoting supports two-factor authentication, mass mailing, auditing, and allows Returning Officers to create votes.

SimplyVoting provides counting and access control for official online voting and votes requiring authentication, security, and anonymity.

To vote:

• Voters will navigate to http://uwaterloo.simplyvoting.com and log in with their UWaterloo credentials, (ie. 8-character UWaterloo username and password) and two-factor authentication (2Fa).

• Once logged in, the voter will see the current elections that they have access to and can vote in (as well as upcoming votes that they will be able to vote in, and “Voting receipts” for previous votes that they have voted in).

• A tamper-proof electronic ballot will appear. When the voter submits a ballot, the results are encrypted and kept anonymous.

To create an election:

• To create an official online election, Returning Officers will need to request a Simply Voting Account - Simply Voting accounts

Help and support

• IST’s Knowledge Base article on working with Simply Voting

• Simply Voting – 24/7 Support

• Simply Voting – Knowledge Base/ Election Manager Guide

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