{"id":805,"date":"2015-09-08T10:36:44","date_gmt":"2015-09-08T08:36:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.polyas.de\/blog\/?p=805"},"modified":"2015-09-05T23:25:51","modified_gmt":"2015-09-05T21:25:51","slug":"practice-tips-for-planning-elections-4-planning-out-expenses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.polyas.de\/blog\/en\/election-management\/practice-tips-for-planning-elections-4-planning-out-expenses","title":{"rendered":"Practice Tips for Planning Elections: #4 Planning out expenses"},"content":{"rendered":"

So far, our tips for planning elections have concerned\u00a0securing a complete electoral register<\/a><\/u>, the importance and\u00a0utilisation of key voters<\/a><\/u>\u00a0as well as extensive and always readily\u00a0available candidate information<\/a><\/u>.<\/p>\n

Our fourth practice tip is about that wonderful thing called money. Because an election costs money, be it a comprehensive board election or smaller elections in an association – there are always expenses. And in an amount that is often underestimated as a result of insufficient planning. We have compiled helpful information to plan for the expenses of an election so that such a thing does not happen to your electoral committee.<\/p>\n

Expense planning for holding elections<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Good planning is half the battle<\/strong><\/p>\n

The most important tool for a well thought-out expense plan is, of course, an expense plan, as this is the list of what is to be calculated by the electoral committee – and how. An expense plan for an association election, for instance, may be a simple and clear Excel table. Yet it may also be more detailed and, such as in the case of a larger election, divided into various planning and execution phases.<\/p>\n

What belongs in an expense plan?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Generally, everything needed for the election and calculated into the election planning should be marked down into an expense plan – from paper and work hours to partial telephone expenses. Then you also have the complete overview while managing the election. Points that you should definitely observe are:<\/p>\n