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title: "Account Owner"
slug: "account-owner"
description: "The single owner user is the account's primary contact for Simply Voting staff and alone can transfer ownership with Change Account Owner on the Users page."
updated: 2025-11-19T19:10:38Z
published: 2025-11-19T19:10:38Z
canonical: "help.simplyvoting.com/account-owner"
---

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# Account Owner

There can only be one **owner user** at any given time, and only the **owner user** can edit themselves or transfer account ownership to another user. Simply Voting staff may also confer with the **owner user** regarding any questions or support issues related to their accounts, as the **owner user** is the designated primary contact for the account.

The **owner user** may be configured with **reduced or no access** like a normal **user**, which may be appropriate when owners do not actively participate in election setup but have some overall organizational authority that must be reflected in account ownership and need to be designated as primary contact to Simply Voting staff. Often though, the **owner** is also **Super user**.

## Transferring Account Ownership

The current account **owner user** must be involved with any transfer process to another user.

To transfer ownership, on the **Users** page, located at the bottom of the **User** listing, the account **owner user** may click on the **Change Account Owner** button to initiate the process. Select the new **owner** from the available **users** in the dropdown, proceed to confirm you understand the implications of the decision, and finally click the **Transfer** button to complete the process.

![EM_redesign_account_management_transfer_owner](https://cdn.document360.io/a78bcdfe-0fc1-4248-a709-1fe58ecd1ca1/Images/Documentation/EM_redesign_account_management_transfer_owner.gif)

User permissions for both parties remain unchanged during the transfer process.