Question types explained

Plurality and pick-N, approval, ranked choice (IRV), and yes/no/abstain motions.

Every question on your ballot uses one of four types. You choose the type per question when you add it, so a single election can mix types — for example, a ranked-choice question for president and a motion for a bylaws amendment.

Choose one / choose N (plurality)

Voters pick a fixed number of options — one, or more if you set the number of winners (seats) above one. The option(s) with the most votes win. This is the familiar "vote for one" ballot, or a multi-seat board election where the top N vote-getters win.

Approval (approve any number)

Voters can approve as many options as they want, with no fixed limit. Every approval counts equally; there's no ranking or weighting. This suits situations where you want to gauge support across several acceptable candidates or options at once, rather than forcing a single pick.

Ranked choice (IRV)

Voters rank options in order of preference. Counting uses instant-runoff voting (IRV): if no option has a majority of first-choice votes, the option with the fewest votes is eliminated and its ballots move to each voter's next choice, repeating until one option has a majority. Published results show the full round-by-round breakdown, including how many ballots became exhausted (ran out of ranked choices) along the way. See How results are tallied for the details.

Motion (yes / no / abstain)

A single up-or-down question — for approving a budget, a bylaws change, or any motion. Voters choose yes, no, or abstain. The motion passes on a simple majority of yes plus no votes; abstentions are excluded from that calculation but still recorded.

Limits

Each election can have up to 20 questions, and each question up to 50 options.

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