Election night

A parallel tally from Form 34A, by USSD.

The county, counted. Agents key the counts from each signed Form 34A by USSD on any phone and send a photo of the form. The war room shows the parallel tally against the official stream, with coverage stated on every figure.

The 48 hours · election day

Agents on every station, forms photographed.

A parallel tally you can defend. The people you sign up in year one run your polling stations in August.

Election-night war room showing the parallel tally, projection band, station coverage and incidents
●Any phone, no app

Kiswahili USSD screens walk the agent through each count and a final check.

◐Coverage on every number

A projection always says how much of the register it has seen.

▲Flags, never accusations

Anomalies surface with the form attached, for a human to review.

○Reports, doesn't declare

Only the IEBC declares results. Groundwork tells you where you stand.

Protect the vote

One roster, from the first door knock to the last Form 34A.

Most campaigns run on spreadsheets, WhatsApp groups and a tally centre built the week before. Groundwork keeps one record per person and one roster of agents.

Parallel tally

Form 34A by USSD. Agents key the counts from each signed form and send a photo of it.

War room

Live. The parallel tally sits beside the official stream, with coverage stated on every figure.

Incidents

Kept with a chain of custody.

Election atlas

2013, 2017 and 2022 results from IEBC's own forms, with what to do in each area.

Field app

Built for sunlight.

Big targets, 2px borders, no data needed to keep working. The canvasser you train in November is the agent you deploy in August, on the same app.

  • Offline first. Door visits queue on the phone and send when there's signal.
  • Sign-ups at the door. A new supporter's name, number and consent, recorded on the step.
  • Stipends by M-Pesa once the coordinator signs off.
Field app on a phone: agent's walk list stop with household, script and outcome buttons

Is the parallel tally an official result?

No. Only the IEBC declares results. Groundwork records the forms your agents observe and shows you where you stand, how much of the register you've covered, and where the forms disagree.

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