Anonymous browser token
A random token is created in the participant’s browser. The server hashes it before storage and rejects another ballot using the same token.
The ballot
Participants choose a country and answer yes or no to whether VAR should continue to be used in professional football. Results remain hidden until the participant votes or deliberately chooses to view them, reducing immediate bandwagon influence.
Country totals
The selected or suggested country code is stored with the ballot so aggregate country comparisons can be shown.
No account required
VarVote does not require a name, supporter profile, telephone number or email address to vote.
Live aggregation
Accepted ballots are counted in the live global total and in country-level totals. Demonstration figures are never mixed into live results.
What duplicate protection can and cannot do
The browser token stops straightforward repeat voting from the same browser profile. It cannot guarantee one vote per human being: a determined person may use another browser, device or cleared storage. Stronger identity checks would require collecting more personal information, which would conflict with the project’s privacy-first approach.
VarVote presents an open participation result. It is not a probability sample, election, scientific survey or official football consultation.
Corrections and changes
Material changes to the ballot wording, duplicate controls or result calculations should be documented. Suspected technical problems can be reported to contact@varvote.com.