> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.linuxfoundation.org/lfx/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.linuxfoundation.org/lfx/project-control-center/v2-latest-version/collaborations/voting-feature/viewing-results-instant-runoff.md). # Viewing Instant Runoff Results Instant Runoff Voting (IRV) determines a winner through a series of elimination rounds: in each round, the candidate with the fewest votes is eliminated and their votes are redistributed to voters' next-ranked preferences, until one candidate has a majority. Voters rank all choices in order of preference. This page explains how to access and interpret the results of an Instant Runoff vote. {% hint style="info" %} Final results are only available for polls that have **ended**. While a poll is still active, you can open the results panel but will see a message indicating that final results will be available once voting has ended. {% endhint %} *** ## Accessing Results To view the results of an Instant Runoff vote: 1. Navigate to **Collaboration > Voting** in the PCC. 2. Locate the poll in the polls table. 3. Click the **poll name**, or click the overflow menu and select **View Results**. The results panel opens on the right side of the screen. *** ## Results Panel Overview The results panel is divided into several sections, from top to bottom: 1. **Poll Details** — identifying information about the poll 2. **Participation Metrics** — response and participation statistics 3. **Votes Cast and Abstained** — vote count summary cards 4. **Question Results** — the vote outcome and detailed breakdowns for each question An **Export** menu in the top-right corner of the panel lets you download the results as **CSV** or **PNG**. *** ## Poll Details At the top of the results panel, you will see: * **Voting Type** — displays "Instant Runoff" * **Committee** — the committee whose members were invited to vote * **Poll Name** — the title of the poll * **Description** — the poll description, truncated to 300 characters with a "show more" option *** ## Participation Metrics Four metric cards are displayed below the poll details: | Metric | Description | | ------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | **Total Responses** | The number of members who submitted a response (vote or abstention) | | **Invited** | The total number of voting invitations sent | | **Participation** | The percentage of invited members who responded (Total Responses / Invited) | | **Status** | Whether the poll is **Active** or **Ended**, along with the end date and time in Pacific Time | *** ## Votes Cast and Abstained Below the participation metrics, two summary cards display the vote breakdown: * **Votes Cast** — the number of members who submitted an actual vote (excluding abstentions). When pseudo-anonymity is disabled, a **View voters** link appears in the card, allowing you to see the full list of voters. * **Abstained** — the number of members who chose to abstain. This card only appears if the **Allow Abstain Option** was enabled when the poll was created. A **View voters** link is also available when pseudo-anonymity is disabled. *** ## Question Results Each question in the poll displays the elimination outcome and detailed breakdowns. ### Multiple Questions If the poll contains more than one question, results are organized into tabs labeled **Question 1**, **Question 2**, and so on. Click a tab to view the results for that question. ### Instant Runoff Voting - Final Voting Outcome This section announces the result of the vote: | State | What You See | | -------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | **Vote in progress** | A blue information box: "The vote is currently in progress. Final results will be available once voting has ended." | | **Single winner** | A green box with a trophy icon: "**{Candidate}** is declared the winner, having achieved a majority in round {N} of instant runoff voting." | | **Tie** | An orange box with a handshake icon: "There is a tie between {candidates}. No single winner could be determined in round {N} under instant-runoff voting rules." | | **No winner** | A gray box: "No winner could be determined." | ### Standings A ranked list of all candidates showing their final placement — **Winner**, **Tied**, **Eliminated in round {N}**, or **Survivor**. ### Elimination Table A round-by-round breakdown of the IRV process. For each round, the table shows: * **Round** — the round number * **Eliminated Candidate** — the candidate eliminated that round (the one with the fewest votes) * **Votes at Elimination** — how many votes the eliminated candidate had * **Redistribution Breakdown** — how the eliminated candidate's votes were transferred to remaining candidates based on voters' next preferences * **Threshold** — the number of votes needed to win outright in that round * **Candidate Votes** — updated vote totals for the remaining candidates Ballots that could not be transferred because the voter had no further ranked preferences (exhausted ballots) are also accounted for in this table. ### Candidate Rank Summary A table showing how many votes each candidate received at each rank position (1st, 2nd, 3rd, and so on). When pseudo-anonymity is disabled, click a non-zero cell to view the voters who ranked that candidate at that position. *** ## Poll Comments If the poll creator added comment questions when [creating the vote](/lfx/project-control-center/v2-latest-version/collaborations/voting-feature/creating-a-vote.md#poll-comments), a **Comments** tab appears next to the **Voting** tab in the results panel. * If the poll has more than one comment question, each one appears as a numbered tab (**Question 1**, **Question 2**, and so on). * Each comment question shows the number of responses and, when pseudo-anonymity is disabled, the individual responses with the voter's name, response text, and the time it was submitted. * When pseudo-anonymity is disabled, you can click the response count to open a **Comment Respondents** list, which shows who has responded and lets you view an individual voter's full set of comments or email them. * If a comment question has no responses yet, it shows a message indicating comments will appear once voters submit feedback. {% hint style="info" %} The **Comments** tab only appears if the poll has at least one comment question. If none were added, no Comments tab is shown. {% endhint %} *** ## Viewing Voter Details When pseudo-anonymity is **disabled**, you can view individual voters from several places in the results panel: the **View voters** links on the Votes Cast and Abstained cards, and the clickable counts in the Candidate Rank Summary table. {% hint style="warning" %} When pseudo-anonymity is **enabled**, voter identity information is not available in the PCC interface. Vote counts are still displayed, but you cannot view individual voter details. {% endhint %} *** ## Exporting Results To export the poll results: 1. Click the **Export** menu in the top-right corner of the results panel. 2. Select **Export as CSV** to download a spreadsheet of the results, or **Export as PNG** to download an image of the results panel. --- # Agent Instructions This documentation is published with GitBook. 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