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  1. Email myinvolvement@mcgill.ca at least two (2) weeks before the start date of the election with the following information:
    • election start date & time
    • election end date & time
    • who can vote in the election (this helps us create the voter eligibility list)
    • if any questions are restricted to a sub group (ex. only U1 students can vote for a U1 representative, etc.) and, if so, what those restricted groups are
  2. Create the election, ballot(s), and question(s). See the Creating an Organization Election instructions on the Engage Support website.
    • It's OK for your election to be set to "Active" immediately. The election will not allow voting until the start time and date arrive.
    • Use separate ballots to restrict voting to a specific population. For example, if some questions are open to all students in your association but others are restricted by class year, make a ballot with the questions that everyone can vote on and additional ballots for the questions that are restricted by year.

  3. Once all the election content is created, email myinvolvement@mcgill.ca so that we can review and add the voter eligibility lists to each ballot.

  4. Send the sharable Election Link with students.
    1. The Election Link is NOT what is in your browser URL bar. The browser URL will not allow anyone to access the election.
    2. When editing your election click on the "Publishing Options" tab to find the sharable Election Link:



  5. Hold your election!

  6. View your results. See the View Election Results instructions on the Engage Support website and scroll down to "Organization Elections".