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## DESCRIPTION:

This repository houses the source code for a comprehensive voting system designed to:

    Gather User Opinions: Facilitate the collection of resident opinions and preferences regarding key issues and desired outcomes from the new government.
    
    Inform Political Parties: Provide a platform for political parties to showcase their policies and commitments to address the concerns of the electorate.
    
    Promote Transparency: Enhance election transparency by providing a clear overview of the electoral process, including rules, regulations, and candidate information.
    
    Empower Citizens: Empower citizens to actively participate in the democratic process by expressing their views and making informed voting decisions.

## Key Features:

    User Registration & Authentication: Secure user registration and login for both voters and administrators.

    Opinion Surveys & Polls: Interactive features for collecting user opinions on various issues.

    Candidate Profiles: Display detailed information about candidates and their party platforms.

    Election Information: Provide comprehensive information about election dates, rules, and regulations.

    Secure Voting System: Implement robust security measures to ensure the integrity and confidentiality of votes.

    Result Analysis & Reporting: Generate comprehensive reports on election results and voter preferences.

## Technologies Used:

PHP: Server-side scripting language for core application logic.
JavaScript: Client-side scripting for interactive user interfaces.

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USING THE MAILCHIMP FORM:

To use the mailchimp form you need a mailchimp url. To get the mailchimp url, login to 
your mailchimp account, click the list menu, click the stats download menu and select signup forms. 
Then choose embedded forms and select naked form. In the generated form code get the value of 
the form ACTION attribute and use it as your mailchimp url. Open the main.js file located
in the template's "js" folder and look for this line of code: 

var cfg = {
    scrollDuration : 800, // smoothscroll duration
    mailChimpURL   : 'https://facebook.us8.list-manage.com/subscribe/post?u=cdb7b577e41181934ed6a6a44&id=e6957d85dc'   // mailchimp url
},

Replace the value of mailChimpURL with your mailchimp url.


SOURCES AND CREDITS:

I've used the following resources as listed.

Fonts:
 - Montserrat Font (https://www.google.com/fonts/specimen/Montserrat)
 - Lora Font (https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Lora)

Icons:
 - Font Awesome (http://fortawesome.github.io/Font-Awesome/)
 - Micons Free Icons (http://geticonjar.com/freebies/231-micons/)
 - Webfont generated by ICOMOON (https://icomoon.io/)

Stock Photos and Graphics:
 - Unsplash.com (https://unsplash.com/)
 - gratisography (https://gratisography.com/)
 
Javascript Files:

 - JQuery (http://jquery.com/)
 - Modernizr (http://modernizr.com/)
 - Waypoints (http://imakewebthings.com/jquery-waypoints/)
 - jQuery Placeholder (https://github.com/mathiasbynens/jquery-placeholder)
 - jQuery Validation Plugin (https://jqueryvalidation.org/)
 - pace js (http://github.hubspot.com/pace/)
 - Masonry (http://masonry.desandro.com/)
 - Imagesloaded (https://imagesloaded.desandro.com/)
 - Parallax.js (http://pixelcog.github.io/parallax.js/)
 - Slick Slider (http://kenwheeler.github.io/slick/)
 - Photoswipe (http://photoswipe.com/)
 - Animate On Scroll (https://michalsnik.github.io/aos/)
 - AjaxChimp (https://github.com/scdoshi/jquery-ajaxchimp)


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