Creating a Vote

Create a vote to gather input from committee members on project decisions. The Create Vote form adapts based on the voting type you select, showing additional fields specific to each method.

For help choosing a voting type, see Voting Feature.

Open the Create Vote Form

1. Log in to PCC.

2. From the Project dashboard, click Collaboration > Voting.

3. Click Create New Vote. The Create New Vote dialog opens.

Common Fields

These fields appear for all voting types.

Field	Description
Name	A brief, descriptive title for the vote (e.g., "Community Feedback on New Feature" or "Quarterly Project Review").
Voting Type	Select the voting method. Options: Plurality, Majority, Condorcet IRV, Instant Runoff, Meek STV. The form updates to show additional fields based on your selection.
Close Date	The voting deadline. After this date, no more votes are accepted and results are finalized. The close date is set to 11:59 PM Pacific Time on the selected date and must be at least one day in the future.
Committee	The committee whose members are eligible to vote. Only committees with voting enabled are shown. If only one committee is available, it is automatically selected.
Voting Status	Filter which committee members can vote based on their role. Options: Voting Rep (selected by default), Alternate Voting Rep, Observer, Emeritus. You must select at least one status.
Pseudo-Anonymity	When enabled, individual voter responses are hidden in the results UI. Vote totals are still visible.
Allow Abstain	When enabled, voters can formally abstain from the vote. Available for Plurality, Majority, Condorcet IRV, Instant Runoff and Meek STV.
Description	Background information and instructions for voters. Supports rich text formatting including bold, italic, underline, strikethrough, bulleted and numbered lists, block quotes, links, and images.

After you select a committee and voting status, the form displays the number of eligible members who match your criteria. If no members are eligible, a warning appears.

For Condorcet IRV and Meek STV, at least 3 eligible members are required.

Additional Fields by Voting Type

Majority Voting

When you select Majority as the voting type, two additional fields appear:

Field	Description
Quorum	The minimum percentage of eligible voters who must participate for the vote to be valid. Options: None, 25%, 50%, 75%, or Custom (1–100%).
Winning Threshold	The percentage of votes a choice must receive to win. Options: None (Plurality), 50%, 75%, or Custom (1–100%).

Meek STV

When you select Meek STV as the voting type, one additional field appears:

Field	Description
Number of Winners	The number of choices to be elected. Minimum of 2. Must be fewer than the number of eligible members and fewer than the number of options in any question.

Adding Questions and Options

Each vote starts with one question and two empty options by default.

• Click + Add Question to add another question (up to 50 questions per vote).

• Click + Add Option to add more answer choices to a question. Each question requires at least 2 options.

• Each question has a 500-character limit.

• Duplicate options within the same question are not allowed.

To remove a question, click the delete icon next to it. You must always have at least one question.

Question Type by Voting Method

The question type determines how voters interact with the options:

Voting Type	Question Type	Voter Experience
Plurality	Single or Multiple Choice	You choose the question type per question. Single choice: voters pick one option. Multiple choice: voters pick one or more options.
Majority	Single Choice	Voters pick one option per question.
Condorcet IRV, Instant Runoff, Meek STV	Ranked	Voters rank all options in order of preference.

Save the Vote

When you have completed the form, click Save.

• The vote is created as a Draft and is not yet visible to voters.

• If there are no eligible members matching your committee and voting status selection, a confirmation dialog asks whether you want to proceed.

A newly created vote is saved as a draft. To activate the vote and notify committee members, you must enable it from the Voting dashboard. See Managing a Vote for instructions.

Tips:

• The close date is always set to 11:59 PM Pacific Time, regardless of your local timezone.

• You can clone an existing vote to reuse its settings. The cloned vote name defaults to "Copy Of [original name]".

• After creating a vote, you can edit it while it is still in draft status. Once enabled, the voting type cannot be changed.