Your ballot,
in your pocket.
Verify your identity, vote in your organisation's election, and keep a receipt you can check afterwards — from the Android phone you already carry.
Check the file you downloaded
SHA-256 of PollGuard-2.11.0.apk — if your download's hash differs, do not install it.
659ffd0783c3fa6db32f8fa40fcd625f3d5c8de124f71795778745507bcb4a92What's new in 2.11.0
PollGuard Mobile 2.11.0
No release notes for this version.
Older builds may be refused at the ballot — the app tells you when an update is required before you can vote.
Everything a member needs.
The member app does one job: get you verified, onto your organisation's ballot, and home with a receipt.
Verify once
Photograph your ID, take a selfie holding it, follow the liveness prompts. A reviewer for your organisation approves you — nothing approves you automatically.
Vote in your elections
When your organisation opens a ballot you are on the roll for, it appears in the app. Officers can see that you voted, never how.
Keep the receipt
Every ballot returns a receipt code. Check it on the public check page to see your ballot was counted — never your choice.
See results when published
Results stay sealed until the electoral board closes the ballot. Once they are published, they appear in the app.
Pick up where you left off
If the network drops or you close the app part-way through verifying, you continue from the step you reached.
Know where you stand
See your verification status, your elections and what still needs doing, without calling the office.
Three steps.
About two minutes.
Android asks for permission before installing an app from outside an app store. That prompt is normal — here is exactly what you'll see.
- 01
Download the file
Tap the download button on this page from your phone, or scan the QR code. The file lands in your Downloads folder.
PollGuard-2.11.0.apk · 72.7 MB - 02
Allow this install
Open the file. Android will warn that this source isn't allowed yet — tap Settings, turn on Allow from this source, then go back.
Settings → Apps → Special access → Install unknown apps - 03
Open and sign in
Install, open PollGuard, and sign in with the email and password you registered with — or register from the app if your organisation invited you.
Trouble signing in? support@pollguard.africa
What your phone needs.
- Operating system
- Android 7.0 (Nougat) or newerAPI level 24+
- Storage
- About 200 MB freeapp plus captured images during verification
- Camera
- Requiredrear for your ID, front for selfie and liveness
- Microphone
- Requiredspoken-word step of the liveness check
- Fingerprint sensor
- Recommendedused for the device key that signs your ballot
- NFC
- Optionalreads the chip in newer e-ID documents and passports
- Connection
- Requiredroughly 25 MB for a full verification session
There is no iPhone app
PollGuard Mobile is Android only. If you do not have an Android phone, you vote at a station tablet, with a returning officer on hand to help.
We have no iPhone release date to give you. If you would like an email should that change, leave your address — we will use it for nothing else.
Asked by every new member.
Is it safe to install an app from outside an app store?
It is, provided you know the file is genuine — which is why we publish the SHA-256 checksum on this page and sign every build with the same release key. On a computer you can run sha256sum PollGuard-2.11.0.apk and compare. If the values don't match, delete the file and tell us.
Why is PollGuard not in an app store?
PollGuard Mobile is distributed directly from this page, not through app stores. That lets us ship fixes to organisations quickly and keep each organisation on a known build, and the published checksum lets you confirm the file is the one we released.
Is there an iPhone app?
No. PollGuard Mobile is Android only. Members without an Android phone vote at a station tablet, with a returning officer on hand.
Will it update itself?
Not silently. The app checks for a newer version on launch and tells you when one exists, with the release notes. If a version is too old to be trusted in an election, the app will say so and ask you to update before you can vote.
My organisation hasn't invited me — can I still use it?
You can install and register, but elections only appear once your organisation has enrolled you as a member and an administrator has approved your verification. If you're expecting an election and see nothing, contact your organisation's electoral office.
What does the app collect?
What verification needs: your identity document images, a selfie, liveness evidence, and the device key that signs your ballot. Location is recorded at registration where your organisation requires it. Our data protection notice sets out retention and how to request deletion. How the identity checks work is explained on the technology pages.
Ready when
your election is.
Install once, verify once, and vote in every election your organisation runs on PollGuard.
v2.11.0 · sha256 659ffd07…4a92 · Android 7.0+