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[vote.about.2-3 - Last updated 19-Mar-91 by mak]

                         About the VOTE System

The "VOTE" service is a general purpose system designed to provide network
access to a set information describing voting issues.  Access to the service
is provided via a client program called "VOTE".  Using VOTE, network users
can read descriptions of vote issues, vote on currently active issues, look
at the tally counts for vote issues, and add their own vote issues.

VOTE provides a user interface which is very similar to MGNR (the Usenet
news reader) and SGNR (the bulletin board reader).  When VOTE is invoked
without an explicit votegroup (from the "Polling Place") the user is provided
with a hierarchical list of votegroups, just as MGNR provides a list of
newsgroups.  Votegroup names will in most cases be similar or identical to
newsgroup names defined for the same area (such as "FreePort.sci.comp.ibmpc").
Initially there will be only a few votegroups defined, but this will
hopefully grow over time. When VOTE is invoked with a specific votegroup,
usually via a menu entry for that votegroup, it behaves in a fashion similar
to the bulletin board reader.

Once a votegroup is selected, header information for issues within that group
is displayed.  The user can then perform various operations on any issue
in the group, or add a new issue (if the group allows it).  Note that there
are several levels of commands within VOTE.  The user can get help at any
level by typing "h", and can get a list of available commands at any level
by typing "?".

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