two dates, one deadline
The Date-Selection Sheet
Give the group two exact-date options and a deadline, then collect exactly one of four responses per person: A, B, BOTH, or OUT. No response by the deadline counts as OUT. See Stop Asking Everyone What Weekend Works for why this beats an open-ended poll every time.
A worked example
Option A: Thursday, October 8 through Sunday, October 11. Option B: Thursday, October 22 through Sunday, October 25. Deadline: Wednesday at 6 p.m.
| Name | Vote | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Brush | A | |
| Dex | BOTH | |
| Chief | A | |
| Tank | OUT | Wedding that weekend |
| Nails | B | |
| Bo | A | |
| Patch | A |
Option A works for 5 of 7. Option B works for 2 of 7. Option A wins, and the organizer moves straight to the deposit message, not another round of discussion.
Download the blank CSV to run this on your own group. It ships empty, the example above is a demonstration, not something to reuse as data.
Once a date wins, the next message is the deposit. See The Deposit Is the RSVP and the budget calculator.