Update Documentation - up to 4/13/26

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Context

The project documentation was significantly outdated, with multiple core modules (Voting Platform, Open Forum, Resource reviews) and several API routes undocumented.

Describe your changes

• OVERVIEW.md: Added missing Core Features (Voting Platform, Open Forum, Academic/Housing Resources) and updated the technology stack to include deployment
  details and file storage.
• REPOSITORY_STRUCTURE.md: Fully mapped the current file system, including all 11+ backend routes, model files, and the Next.js app/ directory structure.
• ARCHITECTURE.md: Updated backend architecture descriptions and added a new section on the privacy-preserving atomic voting flow.
• AUTHENTICATION.md: Corrected model names (from User to SAMLUser), updated field mapping for SAML attributes, and fixed endpoint paths.
• FEATURES.md: Added detailed feature descriptions for the Voting Platform (RCV, eligibility, write-ins) and Open Forum (event reviews, statistical
  aggregation).
• GUIDELINES.md: Updated testing requirements to include npm test instructions and corrected curl examples for the current API paths.
• NonTech_Spec.md: Aligned the voting platform's storage specification with the actual implementation of anonymous individual Vote documents

Testing

Validated everything that was rewritten or added was right.

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Project	Deployment	Actions	Updated (UTC)
pomonastudents	Ready	Preview, Comment	Apr 17, 2026 0:35am