Hi
POLLS are completely anonymous, and no-one can see who voted for which option, nor can it be seen whether any one member has voted or not. The results of a POLL are indicative of members feelings, and are used to gauge the members feelings, in general, on a particular topic. The Administration Team would not act on the outcome of any POLL without further discussion in the forum.
For obvious reasons, only members may vote in any of the POLLS, and VOTING is encouraged. Votes cannot be counted/included by any other means (ie email), as a POLL cannot be 'amended' by anyone at any time to provide 'proxy' votes.