Creating a Vote – Govenda Help Center

Choose ‘Votes’ from the left navigation.
Click on the 'New Vote' button and you will be taken to the Vote creation page.
Fill in the desired question and choose an answer type.
Check the ‘Add Other Choice with Comment Box’ if you would like to allow for members to choose an ‘other’ answer.
Under ‘Set Voters’, you can add voters individually or by groups. Votes are open to all users by default if no specific voters are selected.
Attach Files to your votes by clicking on ‘Attach Files’. You can then select which files to upload from your desktop.
Add a ‘Close Date’ if you would like your vote to automatically close from voting on a specified date. Keep in mind that votes are still visible to appropriate members until it is Unpublished.
Click on ‘Change’ next to Admin View/Edit to select which admins or committee admins have the ability to view/edit the vote in the Admin application. Note: Admins cannot vote on behalf of a user.
You can also choose the type of result that is viewed from the member portal to users. Click the dropdown to choose from View Count/Percent, Private (results are only visible in the Admin application), or Votes By Member.
When ready, click the ‘Save and Publish’ toggle button if the question should be visible for users to see.
Click ‘Create Vote’ to save without publishing.

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