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đŸ—ŗī¸ Poll Management Overview (Admin)

The Poll Management Module enables administrators to create, manage, and monitor civic polls that allow citizens to participate in decision-making and public consultations.

Polls act as a structured governance tool within CivicEdge, enabling transparent feedback, opinion gathering, and community participation on civic matters.

Unlike forum discussions, polls are controlled, auditable, and outcome-oriented.

đŸŽ¯ Objectives

  • Enable structured civic decision-making
  • Collect public opinion on community matters
  • Ensure one-user-one-vote integrity
  • Maintain transparency and auditability
  • Support data-driven governance

đŸ‘Ĩ Roles Involved

Role Permissions
Admin Create, update, close, and view poll results
Citizen View active polls and vote (one vote per poll)

🧩 Data Models Involved

  • polls
  • poll_options
  • poll_votes

🧭 Poll Lifecycle

🔐 Governance Rules

  • Only admins can create or modify polls
  • Citizens can vote only once per poll
  • Votes cannot be edited after submission
  • Closed polls cannot be reopened
  • Results are immutable after closure

🔗 Integration Points

  • Forum Module

  • Polls may be displayed alongside discussions

  • Notification Module

  • Alerts citizens when new polls are published

  • Optional result notifications

  • Analytics Module

  • Participation metrics
  • Region or ward-based insights (future)

📈 Future Enhancements

  • Ward-wise or zone-based polling
  • Anonymous vs public voting
  • Poll comments or discussions
  • Poll participation analytics dashboard
  • Exportable civic reports

ℹī¸ Poll Management ensures that citizen voices are collected in a structured, fair, and transparent manner — strengthening participatory governance.