Kavi Help CenterBallot Details
This page provides all available information about a ballot. Note: Depending on your voting eligibility and whether you have voted yet or not, this page will contain different information. Voting results are viewable either as soon as the ballot opens or only after the ballot closes, depending on how the ballot was configured when it was created. If you are eligible to vote:
- If you have not yet voted, you can do so. You see ballot details and voting results (if they are viewable).
- If you have voted and revoting is allowed, you can change your vote. You see ballot details and voting results (if they are viewable).
- If you have voted and revoting is not allowed, you cannot change your vote. You see ballot details and voting results (if they are viewable).
If you are not eligible to vote: You see only the details for this ballot (no results). If you have Ballot Manage privileges, you see ballot details, voting results (if they are viewable) and Ballot Info (specified by the ballot author when the ballot was created). You also see links to Modify, Edit Votes & Proxy Vote, Eligible Voters, Close a Ballot, and Delete a Ballot.
To view a ballot's details:
- From All Groups, click the name of the group whose ballot details you want to view. This takes you to the home page for that group.
- Click the Ballots tab. This takes you to the Group Ballots page.
- Click the ballot name. This takes you to the Ballot Details page.
Sections
The Ballot Details page is divided into five sections. What is visible depends on your voting eligibility and whether you have voted yet or not.
- Greeting
- Ballot Details
- Associate a document and/or comment with my vote
- View Voting Results
- Ballot Information
Greeting - Tells you whether you have cast your vote; if the ballot was configured to allow revoting; and with whom the ballot results are shared.
Ballot Details - The following information is provided for each ballot:
- Title - Title of the ballot. For example, "Spring Conference Venue". If you have Ballot Manage privileges, you also see links to Modify, Edit Votes & Proxy Vote, Eligible Voters, Close a Ballot, and Delete a Ballot.
- Ballot text - Description of the ballot.
- Amendment text (if any) - Date posted and complete text.
- Ballot options - Selections from which voters can choose to cast their votes. If the ballot was configured to allow voters to write in an option, "[ ] Other" appears at the bottom of the list, along with a 250-character text box for entering the option.
Associate a document and/or comment with my vote - This section is visible if you are eligible to vote on the ballot. Click 
to expand this section. See Associate a document and/or comment for instructions on how to do this. Click 
to close this section.
- Opening - Date and time (including Time Zone) on which voters may begin casting votes for the ballot.
- Closing - Date and time (including Time Zone) on which voters may no longer cast votes for the ballot.
- Group - Sponsoring group for the ballot (your group), linked to the group's home page. If the ballot is open to all groups, the group will read "General Membership".
- Vote button - If you are eligible to vote on this ballot, the vote button and the specific number of options that must be selected (if applicable) appear here. For instruction on how to cast a vote, see Cast your vote.
- Additional Comment - Add a comment to your vote.
- Reference Document - You may select or upload a document that will be associated with your vote.
Note: If you are not eligible to vote on this ballot, the text "You are not eligible to vote." appears in this section. If the ballot has closed, the text "Ballot has closed." appears in this section.
View Voting Results - Running tally of votes. Click to expand this section. Viewable as soon as the ballot opens or only after it closes, depending on how it was configured when it was created. Click to close this section. Note: If a group member's voting eligibility is revoked while a ballot is open and he/she has already cast his/her vote, the record of that vote is retained.
- Voting Summary - Listed for each option are name, number of votes cast and the percent of total votes cast. The option that has received the highest number of votes is shown in bold. The number of votes cast to date and possible total number, and the percent of total eligible voters who have voted on the ballot is also displayed.
- Voting Details - Listed are the eligible member companies (alphabetical by name), the vote option chosen by their voting member, and any reference documents and/or comments associated with the votes. Click on the voter's name to send them an email.
Ballot Information - Details viewable only by members with Ballot Manage privileges.
- Opening Date - Date and time (including Time Zone) on which voters may begin casting votes for the ballot.
- Closing Date - Date and time (including Time Zone) on which voters may no longer cast votes for the ballot.
- Reminder Email - Date and time (including Time Zone) on which an email is sent to all eligible voters who have not yet cast their vote.
- Open/Close Email - On or off, showing whether email will be sent to eligible voters when the ballot opens and when it closes.
- Eligible Voters - Group members allowed to vote on this ballot (all, voting members only or a select group).
Note: The list of eligible voters is created once the ballot is added. If you select "Voting members only" and a group member's role is modified while a ballot is open so that he/she is now a voting member, that member does not become immediately eligible to vote on that ballot, but they can be added to the list of eligible voters by a ballot manager. If you select "Voting members only" and a group member's voting eligibility is revoked while a ballot is open and he/she has already cast his/her vote, that vote is retained. Note: A group member's voting eligibility is assigned by the group Chair or other group member with Roster Manage privileges. See Change Group Member Role for more information.
- Results Available to - Groups with whom the ballot results are shared..
- Results Available When - When results are viewable (as soon as the ballot opens or only after it closes).
- Detailed Results Available - Yes or No. If this is "No", only the ballot results summary will be made available.
- Re-Voting Enabled - Whether voters may vote as many times as they want before the ballot closes.
- Meeting Attendance Requirement - How many meetings a member must have attended to be eligible to vote on this ballot, or "No requirement."
- Created by - Ballot author.