Votes
Create polls, cast votes, and view results for project governance decisions in LFX Self Serve.
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All authenticated users can view polls and cast votes on polls they are eligible for. Creating and managing polls requires a maintainer, board-member, or executive-director persona.
The Votes section lets you create and manage polls for formal project governance decisions. Votes are used for committee elections, policy approvals, and other decisions that require a recorded community response.
What you can do
- View all polls for your project or foundation
- Create new polls with custom options and voting rules
- Cast your vote on open polls
- View real-time and final vote results
- Manage poll settings and close polls
Navigation
Go to app.lfx.dev and select Votes from the left navigation sidebar. The votes dashboard (route: /votes) lists all polls for your active project context. Use the tabs to filter: All, Active, Draft, Ended.
Key concepts
- Poll: A formal vote with defined options and an eligible voter set
- Voter eligibility: Voter eligibility is configured by the poll creator.
- Vote result: The tally of responses after the poll closes
Project context
Votes are scoped to a specific project or foundation. Use the lens switcher to change your active context and see votes for a different project.
Related sections
- Committees — committee members are often the eligible voter set for polls
- Surveys — for collecting general feedback rather than formal decisions