# Hackathons

> Secure voting, live results, zero spreadsheets.

Hackathons are self-contained voting events inside your organization. Collect project submissions, open voting to members or to the outside world, and announce winners — with fraud detection working quietly in the background so the results you publish are ones you can trust.

## What you can do

### Two voting modes

Let signed-in members vote directly, or open voting to external participants who verify with a one-time code emailed to them. One vote per person per hackathon, always.

### Fraud detection built in

Per-device and IP + user-agent de-duplication, email-alias normalization (Gmail dot/plus tricks), and per-hackathon email allowlists. Every anomaly is logged as a violation for review.

### Control the reveal

Show vote counts live or keep them hidden until you announce. Flag winners and runners-up, and publish a clean results page when you're ready.

### Organizer analytics & co-admins

See vote distribution, participation, and reach. Invite co-admins by email — even before they've signed up — and run shared countdown timers for sessions and breaks.

## Documentation

- [Running hackathons](https://votare.app/docs/admin/hackathons)
- [Voting in a hackathon](https://votare.app/docs/member/voting-in-hackathons)

_Learn more: https://votare.app/features/hackathons_