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1. User Manual ao PM 000 MA 3 univote LOGIN UNI by Voting Squad Robert Bevly Tyler Brown Bob Jack Kyle Smith Alexandra Woods Table of Contents V Introduction co Logging Into the System Navigating the Main Page Registering for an Election Saving and Recording a Vote Saving or Recording your Vote Saving or Recording your Vote Saving or Recording your Vote Social Media Viewing Election Results Voting in an Election Candidates Becoming a Candidate Starting a Profile Page Administrators Administrator s Main Page Changing Access Levels Creating an Election Monitors Table of Contents 2 Introduction IV uniVote provides a way for users to vote for student body representatives at their university By using this software you CAN em conveniently cast votes get quality candidate information and get fast results when an election has completed No more standing in long lines to vote This software can be run anywhere you have an internet connection and a compatible web browser uniVote makes signing up and running for elections a snap Every tool you need to cast an informed vote or get the word out about your candidacy is at the touch of your fingers uniVote gives administrators powerful tools to create and monitor election results Creat ing election and managing all the data is simplified and easy to use Forget the way ele2. Num of votes Delete 0 Y Add another Candidate Save and add another Save and continue editing ES Select the Create an Election button You will be asked to enter the first race on the Ballot Enter the name in the field and the description of the election There is also a criteria field you can use to enter candidate criteria Continue entering races until you have finished Click confirm election to confirm all the election details You will now see the election listed on the main page Select the election to review the information page Click save election when you are satified with everything The election will now be available for stu dents to register as candidates and voters Section 3 Administrators 15 uniVote Administration Welcome admin Change password Log out Home gt Authentication and Authorization gt Groups gt Add group Hold down Control or Command on a Mac to select more than one Permissions Available permissions amp Q Filter admin log entry Can add log entry admin log entry Can change log entry admin log entry Can delete log entry auth group Can add group auth group Can change group auth group Can delete group auth permission Can add permission auth permission Can change permission auth permission Can delete permission auth user Can add user auth user Can change user auth user Can delete user contentty
3. You must register in an election before the election begins in order to vote If there is an issue with registering for a particualar election you qualify for contact an administrator Registering for an Election If you are not registered you will be see a notification on the top of the election information page There will also be a button that you can click in order to register It will take you to anoter page where you see the start and end time see spoecial instructions and can confirm that you want to register for that election You will be registered for the election pending further approval Specific elections may require you to be eligible to vote You will be notified if you do not qualify to enter that election Administrators also may deny access to a specific election UAT H AY 2015 University Sport Captains Elections Register to Vote Races listed Rugby Captain University Rugby Captain In charge of student affairs involving the Rugby Team Section 1 Voting 7 Voting in an Election You will receive a notification if an election that you are registered in opens To enter the election to vote select the election from the main page 2014 Active Election Elections his will take you to the election informa ion page Once the election has started VOTE NOW button will appear Governor of the Council Presides over the council Mary Smith lick the button to access the list of ra
4. Section 2 Candidates 11 Starting a Profile Page After registering as a candidate for an election you can select your profile from the upper navigation bar Once you are on your profile page you can enter information in the listed fields to create a profile Click Save to save your information or Cancel to quit and return to main page Sally Jones This candidate does not have a profile Create Profile Major Computer Science Interests 1g biking writing code Experience dent of Student council Save Return to Elections Logout of System If you already have created a profile page and want to up date the information select the update button on the lower right corner and make the nec essarry changes J http 127 0 0 1 8 ections profile 2 x Md 127 0 0 1 8000 elections profile 2 E Most Visited Getting Started Free Hotmail g Suggested Sites Web Slice Gallery Uni V ote Sally Jones Candidate Profile Major Computer Science Experience Swimming biking writing code Interests Vice President of Student council Edit Profile Major Interests Experience Save Return to Elections Logout of System Section 2 Candidates 12 Section 3 Administrators Administrators are users who operate and control the election software They retain the highest ac cess in software control The responsibilities of the admins are to create electi
5. uniVote From here you can see a list of elec tions where you can register vote and view candidate profiles Election information and notifications will also be available on the main page 7 O http 1270 018000 elections F jern e Ely Google are A B O E Most Visited N kimrick O Toggl eRe C m Dosm Duntr Python EJ str gt E Coding oc gt un Vote Election Name Start Time End Time 4 Dec 24 2014 8 51 p m Dec 25 2014 8 52 p m Closed Closed A Open Dec 24 2014 8 54 p m A list of available elections that have been created will be listed By clicking on one of these elections the election page can be accessed where you can register to vote register as a candidate or just see pertinent election information In order for a user to vote in an election they must register to vote in that election prior to the start time of the election Certain elections will have criteria that may disqualify users from voting Read the elections requirements to ensure you qualify A user has until the election closes to submit a vote Section 1 Voting 6 Election Information After selecting the election from the main menu you will access the information page on the election You willl be able to see which races are ff VW DE available on the election ballot There is also be links to candidate profiles for each race The election start and end time will also be displayed
6. c S Connie DeMarco Tyler Brown ach race on the ballot will describe the uties of the position and have a list of andidates names Vice President of the Council If you want to cast a vote for a candidate check the box on their select their name bar The bar will be highlighted Continue this process until you have cast a vote in each race in the election You can also view each candidates profile by selecting the profile link on their name bar A candidate profile has additional information about the candidate Each race will also show a list of candidate profiles you can select uni V ete Sally Jones Candidate Profile Major Computer Science Experience Swimming biking writing code Interests Vice President of Student council Edit Profile Major Interests Experience Save Return to Elections Section 1 Voting 8 Saving and Recording a Vote VII CC A SJ J LA Cord Baho DUON on the bottom of the race list You will be taken to a vote review page to confirm the votes you have selected Click Vote to cast your ballot You will be redirected to a confirmation page and receive a receipt via email Viewing Election Results On the main page click on the Results link to go to the election s up to the minute statistics Social Media After making a vote a pop up display will allow you to notify your firends on social media that you voted in the
7. c tions used to be run uniVote will cast your election into the future uniVote strives to be a uniform voting system that can be scalable and modifiable to fit different elections with different candidates http www brocku ca brock news wp content uploads 2013 03 election jpeg This user manual will give you detailed instructions on how to operate the various features and op tions of uniVote The following sections are split up into which features are available to each user type Introduction 3 Everything you need to know in order to cast a vote with uniVote is here A quick and easy to access system where you can save and record votes in a snap ES Google sername asswor Logging Into the System Logging into the system requires a username and password Your university will make this informa tion available to you prior to any election If do not have a username and password please contact an election supervisor to acquire your access information At the login screen enter your username and pass ord in the appropriately labeled boxes Press the uniVote icon to enter the site and onto the ain page No account Create one Note If you forgot your username or password click he link below labeled help to contact an election supervisor to get your access information Section 1 Voting 5 Navigating the Main Page The main page is your connection to every feature of
8. election Just follow the pop up instructions and tell your friends Section 1 Voting 9 Section P Candidates uniVote has made running for an office simple Candidates can connect with student votes like never before This section will show how to enter an election and maintain a profile to attract the votes to win Becoming a Candidate From the main menu you will see a list of elections that are available Click on the election you wish to enter to go to the information page To become a candidate for an election you must first be registered to vote in that election Register first before continuing You can see a list of position races in the list Find the position you wish to run for and select the En ter Race button on the right This will take you to the position s candidate page Read the condidtions for the position and check confirm This will enroll you as a candidate The system will give an initial approval based on the es tablished criteria of the position An administrator can later change the status of a canddiate You will now have access as a candidate user for that specific election You can create a profile page and set up messages for prospective voters 2014 Pre Election President of Affairs Presides over major affairs In charge of oversight of affairs for the student government List of Candidates Mary Smith Adam Castro Connie DeMarco admin admin Become a Candidate
9. on and enter the infor mation needed to operate Monitor users can be established to assist an Administrator Their security access to the softwares functionality is limited This section reviews the abilities of the administratos and monitors and shows how to operate the software Administrator s Main Page All of the tools the administrator has can be accessed through the main page A monitor will have sim llar options but not the same as administrators Monitor abilities will be noted uniVote Administration Site administration Recent Actions P My Actions da p Kyle Smith Voter John John Voter 7 om Vera Wang ch P Voter John John Voter t rob bev Voter Paula Ferdinand Voter Paula Ferdinand Voter Mary Smith Voter Mary Smith Voter admin admin Voter Administrators can create and update elections from the main page They can also send notifications and update user access levels as well Section 3 Administrators 14 Creating an Election V Select the election tab to go to the adminstrator election page Here you can input election data uniVote Administration Welcome admin Change password Log out Home gt Elections gt Elections gt Add election Election text Date election Date Today 1 Date election Date Today starts ends Time Now Time Now 3 Race name Race description Race detail Delete Y Add another Race
10. pes content type Can add content type contenttvnes content tvne Can chanae content tvne Choose all Remove all Save and add another Save and continue editing ES Changing Access Levels y To change a user s access level Enter the name of the user in the access level box then select the appropriate title in the box to the left Click Save to save the change or Cancel to quit the action and return to the main page Admins can create a group named Monitor from the above explaination of changing access levels Admins can choose what permissions to assign to a monitor A monitor can function and have all the abilities as an admin if desired Section 3 Administrators 16 Notifications Administrators and monitors can set up notifications to be sent to voters in an elections for various totifications Notifications will be sent to users when they vote in an election A confirmation number is sent to them with their voting result Alerts can also be sent to inform a voter that they need to vote in an election they registerd in I eee Sa 127 0 0 1 Safari File Edit View History Bookmarks Develop Window Help 000 lt E 127 0 0 1 un V ote Voter Alerts Send Voter Alerts Send voting alerts to users for the following active election s 2014 Active Election Section 3 Administrators 17
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