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Meeting polls

When you can't offer a fixed slot, a meeting poll lets a group vote on the time that works for everyone.

How a poll works

  1. On the Meeting polls page, create a poll: a title, a duration, and several candidate time slots.
  2. Share the poll link with everyone who needs to attend.
  3. Invitees mark which slots they can do.
  4. When a winner is clear, you confirm a slot — and Caledee turns it into a real booking.

Votes need email confirmation

To keep results honest, a vote isn't counted until the voter confirms it. After someone submits their preferred slots, Caledee emails them a confirmation link; clicking it proves they own the address and locks in their vote. This stops a single person from stuffing the poll with made-up names.

If a confirmation email doesn't arrive, the voter can simply submit again — a fresh confirmation link is sent each time.

Let invitees propose their own slots

Turn on Allow suggestions when creating a poll and invitees gain a “None of these work? Propose a time” option. They add a slot in their own timezone, and it appears on your poll marked as proposed by that person — so the whole group can vote on it too.

Editing a poll

You can edit a poll while it's still open:

  • Add new candidate slots or remove ones nobody can make.
  • Slots that already have votes keep them when you save.
  • Adjust the closing date, or keep the current one.

Once you've confirmed a slot (or closed the poll), it becomes read-only and links through to the booking.

Every option, explained

The complete reference — each option, what it does, and a concrete example. (The same table lives in the downloadable PDF guide on the help home page.)

OptionWhat it doesExample
Title + descriptionWhat voters see on the public page.“Quarterly retro”
Slots2 to 20 proposals; kept slots keep their votes when you edit.3 × 45-min slots
ExpiryCloses the vote automatically after N days.7 days (0 = never)
Invitee suggestionsVoters can propose their own slots.enabled
Email confirmationEvery vote is confirmed via an anti-spam link.automatic
Confirm a winnerThe chosen slot becomes a real booking.“Confirm” button
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