{"id":7653,"date":"2025-07-10T07:42:09","date_gmt":"2025-07-10T07:42:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/opium.matelabs.dev\/ako-sme-nastavili-digitalne-volby-pre-sak\/"},"modified":"2026-05-20T07:34:49","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T07:34:49","slug":"how-do-we-set-up-digital-elections-for-sak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/opium.matelabs.dev\/en\/ako-sme-nastavili-digitalne-volby-pre-sak\/","title":{"rendered":"How did we set up digital voting for SAK?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Online voting can also be functional<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lawyers are meticulous about formalities, and we are meticulous about functional solutions. That's why we are even more pleased that the Slovak Bar Association has once again chosen us to provide the technical solution for elections and voting during the 2025 conference of lawyers.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our goal was to ensure a reliable and secure platform for voting and elections, which would be fully functional for both in-person and online participants. We assembled a solution that combined modern technologies with an emphasis on ease of use and maximum transparency throughout the entire process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We enlisted the help of a tool that has (when properly configured) real potential:&nbsp;<strong>SharePoint<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:45px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"digitalizacia-evidencie\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Content<\/strong>\u202f\u202f&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em><a href=\"#sharepoint\">SharePoint: More than you think<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em><a href=\"#cosmenastavili\">What did we set<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em><a href=\"#priebeh\">How did it go?<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em><a href=\"#technologia\">Technology that doesn't hold you back<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em><a href=\"#spolahlivost\">Reliability you can choose<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:45px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"digitalizacia-evidencie\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"sharepoint\"><strong>SharePoint: More than you think<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For many, SharePoint is just a document storage tool. However, if properly set up, it can transform any process into a more efficient, transparent, and secure system. Including elections and voting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Before SAK, we created&nbsp;<strong>complete digital voting system<\/strong>. The entire process \u2013 from registration, through voting, to counting the results \u2013 ran using the Opium platform.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:60px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"z\u00e1ver\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"cosmenastavili\"><strong>What we've set up:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Individual login<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 so that only those who truly have the right can vote. Identity management for over 7,000 lawyers.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Secure and anonymous voting<\/strong>&nbsp;- via own devices as well as kiosks located on-site, including process-controlled two-factor authentication&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Online or in person<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Hybrid model, no compromises.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Real-time results<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 without waiting, without chaos, delivered digitally and encrypted to the conference authorities<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yes! For all interface processes, it was the brain&nbsp;<strong>SharePoint<\/strong>. No complex training, no need to download additional applications. Simple, functional, secure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:60px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"z\u00e1ver\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"priebeh\"><strong>How did it go?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The conference was held in the Winter Riding Hall at Bratislava Castle \u2013 a dignified venue for important decisions. Dozens of lawyers were present in person, while others joined online.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Voting on procedural matters&nbsp;<\/strong>it ran on participants' own devices, directly from the browser or using a handheld - a real-time voting device.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/opium.matelabs.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/graf-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7651\" srcset=\"https:\/\/opium.matelabs.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/graf-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/opium.matelabs.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/graf-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/opium.matelabs.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/graf-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/opium.matelabs.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/graf-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/opium.matelabs.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/graf.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:60px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"centralizovanaplatforma\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During the day, it was happening&nbsp;<strong>elections to chamber bodies&nbsp;<\/strong>through our on-site kiosks or from their own devices for online users. Using the Opium hybrid event platform, interested parties could follow the conference online using their device from anywhere in the world (yes, the Slovak Bar Association also covers foreign lawyers). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Each of them was able to follow the live proceedings of the lawyers' conference and, at the same time, safely and comfortably elect representatives to bodies or vote on regulations and procedural matters. All from the comfort of their homes and without the hassle of authentication for conference participants. (These have already been verified by the attendance and registration solution for lawyers from Opium.)&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Data collection and processing&nbsp;<\/strong>It ran fully automated. Everything went smoothly the entire time. No outages or complex problems. We resolved questions and technical support simply and quickly with our on-site team. Exactly as it should be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:60px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"z\u00e1ver\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"technologia\"><strong>Technology that doesn't hold you back<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our goal was to create a solution that adapts to participants \u2013 not the other way around. In practice, this meant:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>no complicated logins,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>no special equipment (just what you have with you),<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>no wasted time explaining what and where to click.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And what's important \u2013 the entire system remains with the client. Not an occasional application that only an external company can control. Opium. The SharePoint solution is part of Microsoft 365, so if you have it, you can continue to use it for voting, decision-making, or internal processes after proper setup.<strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:60px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"z\u00e1ver\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"spolahlivost\"><strong>Reliability you can choose<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ensuring the smooth execution of elections for the Slovak Bar Association was a challenge that provided us with a unique opportunity to demonstrate our qualities. It was a trust that we highly value. If you are planning a conference, elections, or simply need technology that won't let you down, we'd be happy to show you what can be built using the tools you might already have \u2013 they just need the right logic and structure.  <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/D68oyE6uqRs?si=-tt8Au2Yf3GhLEAZ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Watch the video from the conference.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Aj online vo\u013eby m\u00f4\u017eu by\u0165 funk\u010dn\u00e9 Advok\u00e1ti si na formality potrpia a my na funk\u010dn\u00e9 rie\u0161enia tie\u017e. O to viac n\u00e1s te\u0161\u00ed, \u017ee si n\u00e1s op\u00e4\u0165 Slovensk\u00e1 advok\u00e1tska komora zvolila pre zabezpe\u010denie technick\u00e9ho rie\u0161enia volieb a hlasovania po\u010dast konferencie advok\u00e1tov 2025.&nbsp; Na\u0161\u00edm cie\u013eom bolo zabezpe\u010di\u0165 spo\u013eahliv\u00fa a bezpe\u010dn\u00fa platformu pre hlasovanie aj vo\u013eby, ktor\u00e1 bude [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":7652,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_breakdance_hide_in_design_set":false,"_breakdance_tags":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[],"post_folder":[],"class_list":["post-7653","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-event"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/opium.matelabs.dev\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7653","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/opium.matelabs.dev\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/opium.matelabs.dev\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/opium.matelabs.dev\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/opium.matelabs.dev\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7653"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/opium.matelabs.dev\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7653\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/opium.matelabs.dev\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7652"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/opium.matelabs.dev\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7653"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/opium.matelabs.dev\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7653"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/opium.matelabs.dev\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7653"},{"taxonomy":"post_folder","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/opium.matelabs.dev\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/post_folder?post=7653"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}