Viewing Results of a Motion in DirectVoteLive (DVL)

Applicable Users:

• Meeting Admins (View votes on open motions and export results)
• All Invited Voters (View voting results if granted permission by the meeting admin)

Notes:

• Please note that you must be invited by a Meeting Administrator to vote in a meeting.
• If you are having trouble logging in, see our article: I can’t login to DirectVoteLive (DVL). What do I do?
• If at any time the DVL window or tab has closed, or you receive a message that your session has timed out or expired, log back in via the provided link.

Important Terms:

• Valid – The voter clicked “Vote,” selected an option, and clicked “Submit” for the motion.
• Unexercised – The voter clicked “Vote,” and then clicked “Submit” without choosing an option for the motion.
• Total – The total number of votes cast for the motion.
• Voters – The total number of voters for the motion that submitted a vote.
• Non-Voters – The total number of voters for the motion who did not submit a vote.
• Eligible Voters – The total number of voters signed into the voting tool to vote for the
  motion.

Instructions:

1. Check your email associated with your IEEE Account for the DirectVoteLive meeting invitation and the URL for voting (if you are unable to find the email, you can login to DVL at https://vote.directvotelive.net/login.aspx?o=223).
2. Click on the Meeting URL to log into the meeting.
3. Click on the Closed tab to view closed motions.
4. To view the votes and results for each motion, click on Results to see the aggregate voting results or See Votes to view the detailed vote records. Note: The meeting admin may disable the ability for voters to view voting results. Detailed vote records will not be available if voting has been set to anonymous.
5. To export voting results, click on the format you would like: Excel, PDF or Copy.