How to vote on board decisions in Approvals
If you sit on a property's board, every open board decision waiting for your vote appears as a card in Approvals. You can vote Approve, Reject or Abstain without leaving the page you are on. Voting...
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If you sit on a property's board, every open board decision waiting for your vote appears as a card in Approvals. You can vote Approve, Reject or Abstain without leaving the page you are on.
Voting on a decision
- Select the scales icon in the top bar to open Approvals.
- Read the card. It shows the property, the question, how many board members have voted so far ("0 of 2 voted"), the running count of approve, reject and abstain votes, and a short description of the decision.
- Select View details under the card if you want the full decision before you vote.
- Cast your vote in whichever way suits you:
- Swipe the card to the right, or select Approve, or press the right arrow key.
- Swipe the card to the left, or select Reject, or press the left arrow key.
- Swipe the card up, or select Abstain, or press the up arrow key.
A card being swiped to the right. The Approve stamp appears as you drag.
| Swipe left Reject |
BOARD VOTE Replace the steam room boiler 0 of 2 voted Swipe up: Abstain |
Swipe right Approve |
- The card flies away and the next one appears. A line under the buttons confirms what you just did, for example "Approved · Replace the steam room boiler", with an Undo button beside it.
- When you reach the last card, your votes are submitted and Approvals shows a summary of what you decided.
Giving a reason when you reject
When you reject a decision, a short box replaces the buttons so you can say why. The reason is optional.
- Reject the card. The card stays where it is and a box appears asking "Why are you rejecting this? (optional)".
- Type a short reason for the rest of the board, or leave it empty.
- Select Reject to confirm, or Cancel to go back to the buttons and choose again.
The reason box that replaces the buttons.
Why are you rejecting this? (optional)
Add a short reason for the board
| Cancel Reject |
Changing your mind
Select Undo next to the confirmation line, or press Cmd+Z (Control+Z on Windows), to take back your last decision. The card comes back so you can decide again. You can keep pressing Undo to step back through several decisions.
The confirmation line under the buttons.
Approved · Replace the steam room boiler Undo
Closing Approvals early
The header shows a progress bar and your place in the stack, such as "3 of 4". Select Done, press Esc, or click outside the pop-up to close it.
If you have decisions that have not been submitted yet, Approvals asks before closing:
- Keep Voting returns you to the cards.
- Close leaves without submitting those decisions.
The prompt shown when you close with unsubmitted decisions.
Unsaved Decisions
You have 2 pending decisions that haven't been submitted. Close without submitting?
Keep Voting Close
To keep your votes, finish the last card in the group, or choose Keep Voting.
After the vote
Once enough board members have voted, the decision reaches a majority. A property manager, staff member or the decision's creator can then finalize it. See "How to vote and finalize a decision" for what a majority means and how finalizing works.