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Spectator voting

Skip the ballot box. Car Show HQ is car show voting software that runs entirely on the phones already in the crowd's pockets. Spectators scan the QR code on a windshield card, enter the car number, and cast one vote for people's choice. No app to download and no account to make. QR code car show voting stays on site, so counts hold up.

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Screenshot - spectator voting
Scan and vote

One scan, no download, no account

A spectator walks up to a car, scans the QR on its windshield card, and enters the car number. They see a quick preview of the car so they know they picked the right one, then cast their vote. The whole thing takes a few seconds, with no app store trip and no sign-up to slow it down.

Screenshot - voting screen with car preview on a phone
On site only

QR code car show voting that happens at the show

The QR codes live on the windshield cards at the event, so votes come from people who are actually there looking at the cars. That keeps people’s choice voting honest and keeps the day feeling like a real show, where you have to walk the field before you make up your mind.

Photo - spectator scanning a windshield card at a show
Counts you can trust

One vote each, locked once it is cast

Duplicate protection stops the same person from stuffing the box, and every vote is locked the moment it is cast, so nothing gets changed after the fact. When someone asks whether the count was fair, the answer is easy, and the winner earned it in front of the crowd.

Screenshot - vote confirmation with duplicate protection

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Day-of tools

Print the windshield cards that carry each car's voting QR code.

Results and awards

Votes tally themselves, so winners are ready when voting closes.

Registration and payments

Get cars entered and numbered before the first spectator arrives.

Car show voting questions, answered

Do spectators need to download an app to vote?

No. There is no app to download and no account to create. A spectator scans the QR code on a car's windshield card, enters the car number to confirm, and votes right in their phone's browser. It takes a few seconds, which is the whole point of the setup.

How does QR code car show voting stay fair?

Duplicate protection stops the same person from voting more than once, and every vote is locked the moment it is cast, so nothing can be changed after the fact. Because the QR codes are on the cards at the event, votes come from people who are actually there looking at the cars.

Can people vote from home before or after the show?

No, and that is by design. The voting QR codes live on the windshield cards at the event, so people's choice voting only happens on site. It keeps the count honest and keeps the day feeling like a real show, where you walk the field before you decide.

How do spectators know which car they are voting for?

After they scan and enter a car number, the screen shows a quick preview of that car so they can confirm they picked the right one before the vote is cast. That extra check cuts down on mistaken numbers and keeps the tally clean.

Let the crowd pick the winners

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