Put the flashlight down.
In a room of three hundred members, getting the chair's attention shouldn't mean waving a phone light in the air. checkn runs attendance, quorum, the speaking queue, and the vote from the phones already in the room — and hands the secretary the minutes when it's over.
No app to install. Members join from the browser.
Speaking queue
- A. ReevesPOINT OF ORDER
- J. ColesMOTION
- D. WhitfieldTO SPEAK
You're 2nd — hand raised at 7:03
to be recognized by the chair
in-room and remote in one count
tallied and timestamped as cast
drafted by the time you adjourn
The first twenty minutes
A serious organization shouldn't run on flashlights and paper.
Large bodies still open the way they did fifty years ago: a roll call read aloud, a headcount someone guesses at, and members waving a light to be seen. It works until the room gets big — and every organization worth its bylaws eventually gets big.
You can't start
Nobody's certain quorum is met, so the first business of the meeting is arguing about whether there can be business at all.
The loudest hand wins
Recognition goes to whoever the chair happens to see. Members who waited their turn don't get it, and the floor feels arbitrary.
The record is reconstructed
Attendance sheets, a Zoom list, and someone's notebook — the secretary spends hours stitching them into minutes, and a close vote can still be disputed months later.
checkn replaces all of it with the device every member already brought.
How a meeting runs
Gavel to adjournment.
The chair keeps one screen. Everyone else uses the phone in their pocket. Nothing gets typed twice.
The roster comes from you
Upload the membership list you already keep. checkn sets the quorum threshold from your bylaws and gives every member a personal check-in link.
Members check themselves in
In the room or on the call, one tap puts a member on the roll. The count climbs on the chair's screen and quorum announces itself the moment it's met — no roll call read aloud, no guessing.
The queue replaces the flashlight
A member raises a hand from their phone and says why — motion, second, point of order, or to speak. The chair sees an ordered queue and recognizes people in turn. Members see where they stand, so nobody waves for ten minutes wondering if they were missed.
Called, cast, and counted
The chair opens a vote on the motion on the floor. Only members on the roll can cast one. Ayes, nays, and abstentions land in a tally that's timestamped and unarguable.
The secretary's night is over
Attendance, motions, who spoke, and every tally export as a clean record — the skeleton of the minutes, ready before anyone's left the parking lot.
Questions, answered.
Do members need to download anything?
No. checkn opens in the browser. A member taps their link or scans the code on the screen at the front of the room and they're on the roll.
How does it handle hybrid meetings?
Remote and in-person members check in the same way and count toward the same quorum. The chair sees one number instead of reconciling a sign-in sheet against a video call.
Does it follow Robert's Rules?
checkn is built around how deliberative bodies actually meet — recognition, motions, seconds, points of order, and votes on the floor. The chair still runs the meeting; checkn keeps the record and the order of the queue.
Can we keep our own rules for quorum and voting?
Yes. Quorum thresholds, eligibility, majority requirements, and whether votes are open or secret are set by your bylaws, not by us.
When can we use it?
checkn is in development. Join the waitlist and we'll reach out as we open it up — organizations on the list get first access and help shaping how it works.
Get on the list.
Tell us about your organization and we'll bring you in early. We're looking for bodies large enough that the flashlight problem is real.
First organizations on the list help shape the product.