Create a Ballot
Overview
The Ballots module in MangoApps provides a tailored, transparent, and configurable way to make group decisions or hold formal votes. Whether you are managing policy approvals or running elections, you have full control over who can vote, view results, comment, and modify settings — ensuring a secure and fair process from start to finish.
Creating a Ballot
To create a new ballot, navigate to the Ballots module (on your navigation bar or within a team workspace where the module is enabled) and click New Ballot.
Select the Team that the ballot will be shared with and enter a Title and Details.
Next, choose what is on the ballot:
Document: For specification, procedure, or process approvals. You will be required to attach supporting documentation if this selection is chosen.
Person: For electing team representatives or board members. Select a user from the provided lookahead field.
And the Ballot Type
Single Choice (Yes/No style): Select this type when you want to add only one ballot item below. This will give voters 'Yes/No/Abstain' actions against the ballot item.
Multiple Choice (Election style): Select this type when you want to add multiple choices for the ballot item below. This will give voters option to select from one of the choices and cast their vote.
Configure Voting Options
Along the right hand side you will see additional options to configure the ballot:
Voting Days: The desired voting period (open/close dates)
Who can view results:
All members: All the members of the team can view the results irrespective of whether they are voters or not
Voters only: Only voters of this ballot can view results.
Admins only: Only the domain & team admins can view the results irrespective of whether they are voters or not
The ballot creator, domain, & team admins will be able to view the results irrespective of this setting.
Result Availability:
When ballot opens (real time): Results will be visible & upto date at all times after the ballot opens. The results will be visible to users based on 'Who Can View Results?' setting.
After ballot closes: Results will be visible only after the ballot close date (even to ballot creator & admins). The results will be visible to users based on 'Who Can View Results?' setting.
The ballot creator, domain & team admins will also see the results based on this setting and not sooner.
Result Style:
Detailed: Full detailed results will be available online & for export. The detailed results will be available to users based on 'Who Can View Results?' setting.
Summary: Only summary of the results will be available online & for export. The summary results will be available to users based on 'Who Can View Results?' setting.
The ballot creator, domain & team admins will get the detailed results view irrespective of this setting.
Advanced Settings
Allow revoting
Set Commenting Options:
Who can comment: Anyone, Voters only, Admins only. The ballot creator, domain & team admins will be able to post a comment irrespective of this setting.
Who can view comments: Anyone, Voters only, Admins only. The ballot creator, domain & team admins will be able to view all the comments irrespective of this setting.
Once these settings have been configured, click Save and Publish or save a draft and return at a later date.
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