impactconnect/online-voting-platform

Online Voting Platform Project Documentation

Here is the documentation for the Online Voting Platform project. This documentation provides an overview of the features, usage instructions, and technical details of the platform.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction
2. Features
3. Getting Started
4. Usage
5. Technologies Used
6. Deployment
7. Contributing
8. License

Introduction

The Online Voting Platform is a simple web application that allows users to cast their votes for candidates in a voting process. The platform ensures that users are eligible to vote based on their provided user ID and birth year. This project is designed to serve as a learning exercise for beginner web developers who are interested in understanding the basics of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.

Features

• User ID Verification: Users are required to enter a valid user ID to proceed to the voting process.
• Age Verification: Users are asked to enter their birth year to ensure they are of voting age.
• Candidate Selection: Users can select a candidate to vote for using radio buttons.
• Voting: Upon selecting a candidate and meeting the eligibility criteria, users can cast their votes.
• Display Results: The platform displays the selected candidate and provides a count of votes for each candidate.

Getting Started

1. Clone the project repository from (https://github.com/yourusername/online-voting-platform).
2. Navigate to the project directory in your terminal.
3. Open the index.html file in your preferred web browser.

Usage

1. Open the website in your web browser.
2. Follow the steps presented on each page:
   • Step 1: Enter your user ID and click the "Verify" button.
   • Step 2: Enter your birth year and click the "Check Eligibility" button.
   • Step 3: Select a candidate by clicking on the radio button and click the "Vote Now" button.

Technologies Used

• HTML: Structure of the web pages.
• CSS: Styling of the web pages.
• JavaScript: Interactivity and functionality.
• GitHub: Version control and collaboration.
• Web Browser: Platform for running and testing the application.

Deployment

The project can be deployed using various methods, such as GitHub Pages or other hosting platforms. To deploy using GitHub Pages:

1. Create a new GitHub repository for the project.
2. Push your project files to the repository.
3. Go to the repository settings on GitHub.
4. Scroll down to the "GitHub Pages" section and configure it to use the index.html file in the main branch.

Contributing

Contributions to the project are welcome! Feel free to submit pull requests or report issues on the project's GitHub repository.

License

This project is licensed under the [MIT License]. You are free to use, modify, and distribute the code as per the terms of the license.

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