Create a Motion Ballot

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To create a new Motion:

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Click Ballot Dashboard

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Enter the OU and select “Motion”

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Set the ballot open and close dates/times. You may edit the voter instructions, ballot name, and contact email, if needed.

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Add a new question to the ballot

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Repeat as needed for all questions

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Load the voter list

For Motions, you can either use the auto-load list function which uploads a list of eligible voters from your OU, OR upload a custom list. Custom voter lists should be a Comma Separated Values (.csv) file with columns for “member_number”, “first_name”, “last_name”, and “email address”.

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Information about the voter list will be saved, including the date/time it was loaded, and by whom.

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Save and Activate the ballot

Once the ballot is activated, you can send an email to all registered voters directly from the application.

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Ballot will show in the list of active ballots.

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