SIGN UP FOR FLASHVOTE TO BE PART OF THE DISCUSSION AND GIVE YOUR INPUT ON IMPORTANT CITY ISSUES AND PROJECTS THAT IMPACT OUR COMMUNITY
The City of Malibu is committed to inclusivity, communication, transparency and public participation as part ensuring that the City’s services, policies, programs and activities respond to the evolving needs and desires of the entire community.
To foster vibrant community engagement on important Malibu issues, the City has partnered with FlashVote, a reputable third-party platform renowned for its expertise in collecting statistically valid community input. The City is calling on all community members to sign up for FlashVote so that they can easily share input and participate in the public discourse.
SIGN UP: To join the conversation and make your voice heard, visit https://www.flashvote.com/malibucity or call 775-235-2240 to participate by phone or text only.
Flashvote’s methodology ensures that, even with relatively low participation rates, the survey results will provide a statistically valid representation of the community’s views on a given subject. For example, with a population the size of Malibu's, in order to get a 5% margin of error, a survey needs 384 respondents. To achieve a 7% margin of error, just 195 respondents are needed.
According to Flashvote, the most common question about their methodology is “what percentage of our population do we need to hear from?” The surprising answer is that it is not a percentage. Only the total number of responses matters. A good target range is about 200 to 600 people regardless of the size of the population, as long as there is a valid scientific sample. The keys to statistically valid surveys are: a large number of responses, respondents who are not self-selected to the topic (and therefore biased), and using well-structured, unbiased question and answer choices. Flashvote also prevents “ballot stuffing,” or people voting multiple times to skew the results.
For more details on Flashvote's methodology, visit: https://www.flashvote.com/margin-of-error.
Participants will receive a short one-minute survey every few months and will get to see full survey results within 48 hours. FlashVote offers a user-friendly interface accessible via email, text or phone so participation is convenient and accessible to all residents.
FlashVote also makes sure the feedback received is always anonymous. In order to participate, an account must be created that involves sharing some personal information, however, the City is committed to ensuring that all personal information is kept confidential and is not shared with marketers, advertisers or any other third parties. Flashvote has safeguards in place to ensure data protection. The City will also not have access to users’ data.
Government agencies may only see your screen name, nothing else. By default, your screen name will be set to your real first and last name, but you can change it to anything you want. However, one exception is when you send emails through FlashVote (for example, if you invite a friend, share a survey, or share survey results). Emails sent by FlashVote on your behalf will disclose your name and email unless sent anonymously, which is an option.
For more information, please read the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs): https://www.flashvote.com/residents_faq.