How to setup and process mail-in ballot requests

How to set up mail-in voting, and configure if those requests can be made through OneFeather. 

On this page:

Allow for mail-in voting on an event

Allow voters to request mail-in ballots through OneFeather

Disable mail-in ballot voting

Where to view and process mail-in ballot requests

Allow for mail-in voting

1. From the Nations app home, click Voting Events in the top navigation
2. Select your voting event
3. Click the Edit Details button 
4. In the left-hand navigation, select Mail-in Voting 
5. Click Mail-in Voting on the left-hand navigation
6. In the Mail-in Voting section, check the Allow Mail-in Votes checkbox
   
   

Allow voters to request mail-in ballots through the OneFeather Members App

1. From the Nations app home, click Voting Events in the top navigation
2. Select your voting event
3. Click the Edit Details button 
4. In the left-hand navigation select Mail-in Voting 
5. Check the Allow Mail-In Ballot Requests checkbox, if you want members to request mail-in ballots via OneFeather
6. In the Mail-In Ballot Requests Open dropdowns, select when mail-in ballots can be requested
7. In the Mail-In Ballot Requests Close dropdowns, select when the mail-in ballots can no longer be requested. (We suggest setting a closing date a few weeks before an event ends in order to receive ballots from the voter through the mail)
8. Click the Save Voting Event button

Disable mail-in ballot voting

1. Click Mail-in Voting, on the left-hand navigation
2. In the Mail-in Voting section, uncheck allow digital voting checkbox
3. Click the Save Voting Event button

Where to view and process mail-in ballot requests from voters

1. From the Nations app homepage, click Mail-in Requests 
   This will show all mail-in ballot requests for all voting events you have access to.
2. Select the voting event you wish to send mail-in ballots from
3. Select the member's last name to see their address
4. Once the mail-in ballot request has been mailed out, select the three dots to the right of their request on the mail-in ballot request page, enter the date it was sent in the dropdown, and click Submit.