Common Ground — community poll

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<main>
  <header>
    <b>common<br />ground</b><span>SMALL DECISIONS.<br />SHARED PLACES.</span>
  </header>
  <section class="poll-title">
    <small>NEIGHBORHOOD QUESTION / 014</small>
    <h1>What should we do<br />with the old courtyard?</h1>
    <p>
      Three ideas from the community. One place to begin.<br />Explore a sample ballot and its
      illustrative results.
    </p>
  </section>
  <section class="ballot" aria-label="Sample choices">
    <button id="change" data-choice="garden" aria-pressed="false">
      <span>✿</span>
      <h2>A pocket garden</h2>
      <p>A little more green, a place to sit.</p>
      <small>CHOOSE THIS IDEA →</small></button
    ><button data-choice="workshop" aria-pressed="false">
      <span>⚒</span>
      <h2>An open workshop</h2>
      <p>Tools, skills and room to make.</p>
      <small>CHOOSE THIS IDEA →</small></button
    ><button data-choice="market" aria-pressed="false">
      <span>▤</span>
      <h2>A Saturday market</h2>
      <p>Good food and familiar faces.</p>
      <small>CHOOSE THIS IDEA →</small>
    </button>
  </section>
  <section class="results">
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      <h2>A starting conversation</h2>
      <span id="total">120 sample votes</span>
    </div>
    <div class="result" data-result="garden">
      <b>Garden</b><i style="--w: 45%"></i><span>45%</span>
    </div>
    <div class="result" data-result="workshop">
      <b>Workshop</b><i style="--w: 35%"></i><span>35%</span>
    </div>
    <div class="result" data-result="market">
      <b>Market</b><i style="--w: 20%"></i><span>20%</span>
    </div>
  </section>
  <output data-status aria-live="polite"></output>
  <footer class="demo-note">Fictional brand · local interface demo · no information is sent</footer>
</main>

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