Balloting Schedule
Please see the Publishing/Voting Calendars for the current balloting schedule
Balloting
Voting on candidate standards and documents is available to both members and non-members. The Ballot Desktop for voting on candidate standards and documents can be found at the link below:
http://www.hl7.org/BallotDesktopPlease note that to actively vote you must be logged in with a valid voting member id and password.
In addition, one or more overviews of all of the ballots in any ballot cycle are contained in the Announcement Documents found above the listing of Ballot Document pools. Voters are referred to these announcements for detailed information about the various pools including the Unique Ballot ID used to identify each pool.
The Ballot Desktop will default to the most current Ballot Cycle. Those interested in voting must join the Ballot Consensus Groups (Ballot Pools) they are interested in using the Join a Consensus Group link. The Signup Close Date for each pool is listed along with the individual Ballot Open and Ballot Close dates.
Please note that the Ballot Document links will either provide you with a download of the ballot material(s) or link you to a Ballot Site.
Starting in January 2022, all ballot voting except Reaffirmation and Withdrawal Ballots will be done using Jira Balloting. For more information please refer to the Confluence page on Jira Ballot Process
NOTE: Ballot Comment Spreadsheets are provided for each ballot. They are located in the zip file found in the far right "Cmnt" column. This zip file will contain a complete set of ballot comment spreadsheets, so you only need to download it once. Please do not use any old ballot spreadsheets from previous cycles as we continue to make improvements each ballot cycle.
Membership is reminded that ANSI rules dictate that all voting individuals in an initial Normative ballot pool MUST be included in any subsequent Normative ballots. Thus, if a document is going out for a 2nd Normative ballot, all individuals who actively voted in the first ballot are automatically subscribed as members of the pool for the 2nd Normative ballot. If you do not wish to continue to participate, please use the Ballot Desktop to remove yourself from the pool.
Member Balloting Instructions
Members, please login before accessing the balloting site.
Non-Member Participation
Non-Member participation in HL7 ballots is available to any interested parties, although there is an administrative fee for most of the candidate standards and documents. Any fees for a ballot are detailed on a selection page during the sign-up process. Fees typically run about $400 per pool, with a maximum not to exceed the fee for an individual membership.
Non-members who have not yet signed-up may use the link below and then begin the sign-up process by clicking the Non-Member Participation in this Cycle link in the menu bar at the top of the page, beside the "Ballot Desktop" link.
http://www.hl7.org/BallotDesktop/index.cfm?view=login
Non-Members who have already signed up for participation may log in from the page at the same link
Please refer to the Non-Member Participation in HL7 Ballots Instructions PDF for more detailed help.