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Complete E-Voting system manual

…schools, professional bodies and similar membership organisations. It provides controlled voter register preparation, nominations, anonymous ballot storage, tallying, approval, reporting and audit records. It does not replace the organisation's constitution, electoral regulations, data protection ob…

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E-Voting administrator guide

… have a protected PDF letter, reference, validity period and active user. Appointment and voter eligibility are independent. Do not add a person to the voter register merely to make an appointment possible. Governance should still appoint additional officers or an independent Appeals Panel where the…

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Quick start

…d mode is selected, voting opening and closing, result approval requirement and permitted voter verification methods. For a first mock election, use a future nomination window and voting period. Do not use production member data. 5. Appoint the core Committee Appoint three distinct active authorised…

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Complete electoral workflow

…rding to governance needs. Appointments are cycle specific, date bound and independent of voter eligibility. 5. Voter register preparation Build the register from the association directory, a previous cycle, an import or an empty register. Verify identity, status and active state. Resolve exclusions…

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Form and field reference

…or Platform Administrators, association governance officers, Electoral Committee members, voter data officers and technical support staff. A field may be stored by the model but not exposed on every form; the distinction is stated where relevant. 1. Authorised user account Email address The user’s u…

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Roles and permissions

…wful role, but the system evaluates the role relevant to the requested page and election. Voter eligibility is separate from all administrative roles. 2. Account, officer and voter are different concepts Concept Meaning Created where Authorised user A person who can sign into the staff facing applic…

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Voter help

Glossary

Glossary Active account: An authorised user or voter identity not disabled by the system. Anonymous ballot receipt: A value returned after submission that can confirm ballot inclusion without revealing selections. Appeals Panel: Optional independent election reviewers appointed for a cycle. Where no…

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General operations

Using the dashboard

… access to associations, authorised users, platform appointments and the election officer register. Association cards Association cards depend on active organisation membership or platform authority. Owners and Administrators receive governance links for their association. Other organisation roles s…

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Platform administration

Authorised users and imports

…Supported formats are CSV and XLSX. The current upload limit is 5 MB for authorised user, voter and candidate imports. 2. General procedure 1. Download the template from the relevant page. 2. Do not rename or omit required headers. 3. Enter one record per row. 4. Preserve identifiers exactly; avoid …

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Association governance

Association Administrator guide

…and oversees records, but does not automatically become the operational Commissioner or a voter. Before an election 1. Confirm the governing rules and election timetable. 2. confirm the association’s data controller, contact and retention policy; 3. create the election cycle with an official referen…

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Election setup

Election-cycle setup

…rce a status directly in the database. Use the normal service actions because they freeze registers, create audit events and apply readiness checks. 5. Verification options Select only methods the organisation can actually support. Email and SMS require reliable delivery. Passkeys require HTTPS and …

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Election setup

Election officers and appointments

… to an authorised user for a specific election cycle. A person does not need to be in the voter directory or register. A voter does not become an officer automatically. 2. Core and optional roles The mandatory software core is three distinct people: Commissioner/Chairperson, Secretary, and ICT and D…

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Election setup

Nomination modes

… No Commission already holds the official list Self nomination (SELF) Yes No Yes Eligible voters submit themselves and Commission vets Self nomination and upload (MIXED) Yes Yes Yes Online and offline/Commission sources are both authorised No nomination stage (NONE) No Yes No Candidates/questions ar…

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Election operations

Electoral Committee guide

…, nomination mode, timetable, verification methods, result approval threshold, positions, register source, privacy controls, complaint route, contingency plan and communication schedule. Register Build and review the election specific register. Resolve eligibility matters, certify it with a referenc…

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Election operations

Voter-register guide

Voter Directory and Election register Guide 1. Two levels of voter data VoterIdentity is the reusable association member record. ElectionEligibility is the person’s status for one election. Never infer that a directory member is eligible for every election. 2. Register sources The register may begin…

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Election operations

Import and bulk-upload guide

…Supported formats are CSV and XLSX. The current upload limit is 5 MB for authorised user, voter and candidate imports. 2. General procedure 1. Download the template from the relevant page. 2. Do not rename or omit required headers. 3. Enter one record per row. 4. Preserve identifiers exactly; avoid …

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Election operations

Import templates and column reference

…Supported formats are CSV and XLSX. The current upload limit is 5 MB for authorised user, voter and candidate imports. 2. General procedure 1. Download the template from the relevant page. 2. Do not rename or omit required headers. 3. Enter one record per row. 4. Preserve identifiers exactly; avoid …

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Election operations

Readiness and mock election

…protected letters. Optional roles do not block opening merely because they are absent. 3. Register readiness The register must be certified, unchanged and contain at least one active eligible voter. Participation markers must not exist before the binding poll. 4. Ballot readiness There must be at le…

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Election operations

Voting operations

…t Commissioner uses the controlled Open action. The service verifies readiness, certified register and fingerprints, freezes the eligible register snapshot and records the action. 2. Voter journey The voter opens the public election page, verifies eligibility through an enabled method, receives a sh…

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Results and disputes

Objections and officer complaints

…annels CivitasVote distinguishes between: an election objection , concerning a candidate, voter register, nomination, ballot process, result or other election matter; and an officer complaint , concerning the conduct, independence or performance of an appointed election officer. They must not be mer…

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Results and disputes

Audit and records

… the check pass. 2. Records to preserve Preserve authorised user and appointment history, voter directory, certified register and digest, nominations, candidate photographs, supporting documents, objections, complaints, evidence, incidents, ballot envelopes/selections, tally snapshots, approvals, de…

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Governance reference

Framework alignment

…evoked state, protected PDF letter, filename, upload time and SHA 256 digest. Officer and voter separation Appointment does not require voter directory or register membership; otherwise eligible officers are not automatically excluded. Ordinary election sequence Welfare, Mutual Fund and Main Executi…

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