The DCN multimedia Voting Preparation and Management software module facilitates the preparation and management of one or more voting rounds in the Meeting Application of the DCN multimedia System Software. This allows for an advanced, efficient setup and management of voting sessions as demanded by councils and parliaments.
Voting preparation The ‘Voting preparation’ feature enables a secretary or clerk to prepare and add one or more voting rounds to a meeting. Voting rounds can be prepared immediately and/or updated at a later date. A voting round can be easily recalled or deleted from a meeting if it is no longer required. During the preparation of a voting round the secretary or clerk can configure parameters such as:
- Voting reference number
- Voting subject
- Description of voting round
- Sequence of voting rounds (i.e. the order in which voting rounds will be used during a meeting)
- The homepage for the built-in browser
- Voting answer sets that can be changed to suit the country or region. Various answer sets can be selected, for example, ‘Yes’, ‘No’ or ‘For’, ‘Against’, ‘Abstain’, ‘DNPV’
- How the interim results are displayed
- Voting rounds can be prepared beforehand and conveniently selected for voting
- Voting authorization can be individually defined for participants
- Secure storage and easy-access of voting data for post-voting or post-meeting analysis
- Option to hold a secret ballot, individual results are not displayed or saved
- Easy third-party access of data via system APIs
