How do you run a society poll online?
To run a society poll online, register your society, import the owner roster, let residents claim their flats, create a poll with the right type and rules, open the voting window, and publish server-tallied results with a full audit trail. Plinth handles all six steps in one platform.
Step 1: Register your society
A committee member signs up and creates the society profile — name, address, registration number. Takes about two minutes.
Step 2: Import the owner roster
Upload a CSV of flat numbers and owner contact details. Plinth validates emails and phone numbers and flags bad rows. Re-import is idempotent — existing flats update, new ones are added.
Step 3: Residents claim their flats
Each owner receives an invite and signs in with their registered email or phone. Exact matches auto-approve; ambiguous cases go to the admin claim queue.
Step 4: Create the poll
Choose the poll type (Yes/No, resolution, single-choice, multiple-choice, or ranked-choice), set options, configure participant groups, vote scope (per flat or per resident), quorum, pass threshold, defaulter block, min/max selections, secrecy, and optional credential requirements. For AGM packs with several motions, enable Multi-question poll (guide). Schedule open and close times — residents receive email and in-app alerts when voting opens.
Step 5: Residents vote
During the window, eligible owners open the poll, make their selection, and confirm. Votes are final once cast — a confirmation step prevents accidental submissions.
Step 6: Results are published
After close (or live, if enabled), results are tallied server-side with quorum and weighting applied. Choice polls declare a plurality winner when quorum is met. Each voter gets a verifiable receipt; admins can export CSV or a PDF summary.
Need the detailed admin walkthrough? See the admin setup guide or get started free.