For reference, Quick Tally[1], has been operating a service along these lines for over a decade or more. It isn't web-based, and IIRC they offer/sell a voting

For reference, Quick Tally[1], has been operating a service along these lines for over a decade or more. It isn't web-based, and IIRC they offer/sell a voting widget to TV producers that can be given to audience members to vote with. Worthy of a "web 2.0/iOS" disruption me thinks... [1]http://www.quicktally.com/ http://www.quicktally.com/ P.S. Well done OP, that's a great concept and nicely (MVP?) executed.