Using NSS-Vote
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NSS-Vote User’s Guide
Deleting a Voting Body
To delete a voting body:
1.
Select an existing voting body.
2.
Select
Delete
.
You will be prompted to confirm the deletion of the voting body. Once the voting body has been
deleted, all the information related to the voting body including member names, voting agendas and
voting results will be deleted.
Editing Members
To add or edit voting body members:
Select the
Edit Members
button at the top of the screen. The edit members page displays
a scrolling list of seats in the council chamber.
Add or edit a member by selecting a voting station position and choosing
Select
. This
allows you to enter a member name and title for the member who sits at this station. You
can view the voting body as a list or graphically.
Once you have entered the member’s name and title, make sure the member’s privileges are correct.
Each member can be granted/denied the right to vote, participate in discussions, priority speaking
privileges and priority override. If you would like a member to be able to cast votes and participate
in discussions, make sure the
Member Can Vote
and
Member Can Speak
boxes are checked. For
more information on priority speaking and priority override, see the
Speaking Priority
section on
page 18.
Editing a Body Password
To enter a password for the body:
1.
Press
Body Password
.
2.
You are prompted to enter a new password for the body. When you have finished, press
OK
.
To clear an existing body password:
1.
Leave the password blank.
2.
Press
OK
.
This password is required to load, edit and delete this voting body. The password is also required to
return from Intermission Mode, page 17, and view the results from the i!-VotingManager software.
Voting Options
The voting options for the voting body are used as the defaults for each topic. These options can be
adjusted on a per-topic basis at any time during the session. During agenda creation, each topic may
override the default voting options. For the voting body voting options setup, select the options that
you most commonly use during voting.
For more information on voting options, see
Voting Preferences
section on page 7.
