Archiving an Election
Finished elections with at least 1 vote cast can be archived. Archiving an election:
Saves the election’s name, Election ID, start & end dates, number of votes, number of electors, and number of questions under Archived Elections.
Saves a summary of the results as a downloadable CSV file under Archived Elections.
Permanently erases the Certified Results PDF from your account.
Permanently erases all associated elector data, logs, and individual votes from Simply Voting’s servers.
Important: Archived elections cannot be restored.
To archive an election, navigate to the Elections page and click on the Archive button in the Action column next to the desired election, then confirm.
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To review your archived elections, navigate to the Elections page and click on the Archived Elections button.
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On the Archived Elections page, you may search for a specific election using the Find An Election search bar.
You may also download summary results in CSV format by clicking on the Download Results button in the Action column.
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Deleting an Archived Election
Deleting an archived election permanently erases all remaining election data, including the election’s name, start & end dates, number of votes, number of electors, number of questions, and summary results CSV from Simply Voting’s servers.
Important: Elections deleted from the Archive cannot be reinstated.
To delete an archived election, navigate to the Archived Elections page and click on the Delete button in the Action column next to the desired election, then confirm.
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Deleting an Election
Draft and Finished elections can be deleted from the Elections page. Deleting an election:
Permanently erases the election’s name, start & end dates, number of votes, number of electors, and number of questions from your account.
Permanently erases the Certified Results PDF from your account.
Permanently erases all associated elector data, logs, and individual votes from Simply Voting’s servers.
Important: Deleted elections cannot be restored.
To delete an election, navigate to the Elections page and click on the Delete button in the Action column next to the desired election, then confirm.
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