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> ## Documentation Index
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# Elector Segregation

**Elector Segregation** is a powerful feature that allows election organizers to generate voting results that exclude **specific electors** from the final count. When this feature is activated, final results will only include votes cast by **unsegregated** electors.

          Important Note on Terminology

          

Depending on your specific account configuration, different terms may be used to describe the same feature:

- **Segregate** and **Unsegregate**
- **Challenge** and **Unchallenge**
- **Mark as Audit** and **Unmark as Audit**

However, feature functionality remains the same regardless of the terminology being used on your account.

## Segregating or Unsegregating an Elector

As long as the election results haven't been tallied, you will find a **segregate** / **unsegregate** button next to each elector in the **Action** column of the **Electors** page.

To **segregate** or **unsegregate** an elector, click on the corresponding button in the **Action** column and confirm your intention in the pop-up window that appears.

    

A green **Success** message confirms that the elector has been updated, and the **Segregated** column is updated accordingly with a green checkmark if the elector is segregated, or a blank if the elector is unsegregated.

Furthermore, each time an elector is segregated or unsegregated, the **Election Log** is updated accordingly.

    

## Importing Segregated Electors via CSV file

Unless indicated otherwise, new electors are always imported as **unsegregated**. To import a list that contains **segregated** electors, your **CSV** file must include a column indicating each elector's **Segregated** status.

Electors will be imported as **segregated** if the value provided in the **Segregated** column is one of the following: **Y**, **Yes**, **1**, **True**, **O**, **Oui** *(Note: these values are case-sensitive)*.

All other values, such as **N**, **No**, **0**, **False**, **Non**, or **blank** fields, will be imported as **unsegregated** electors.

In the above example, **segregated** electors are indicated with the letter "Y" in the **Segregated** column.

When importing an Electors CSV file in the Voting System, you may assign this column to the **Segregated** field from the dropdown menu below:

## Checking Reports and Reviewing Segregated Elector Turnout

When **Elector Segregation** is enabled, the **Election Overview** page displays the total number of **eligible electors** including any that are **segregated**, as shown below. Likewise, the total number of **votes cast** also includes **segregated** votes at any given moment.

    

Turnout figures and reports from the **Reports** page always include both **segregated** and **unsegregated** electors.

    

The **Electors CSV**, which can be downloaded at the bottom of the **Electors** page, also includes both **segregated** and **unsegregated** electors. Each elector's current **Segregated** status is indicated in the **Segregated** column by the letters **Y** and **N** (for "Yes" and "No", respectively).

    

## Checking and Interpreting Segregated Results

          Feature Variant: Unlocking Results

          

Depending on your specific account configuration, you may need to unlock results to trigger a vote count. Ensure that any **segregated** or **unsegregated** electors are correctly identified as such on the **Electors** page before unlocking results, as you will no longer be able to update their **Segregated** status once results are unlocked.

To unlock results, simply click on the green **Unlock Results** button on the **Results** page.

When **Elector Segregation** is active and there are **segregated** electors, election **Results** only include **unsegregated** electors and **segregated** electors are ignored.

**Segregated** electors are also excluded from the **Raw Results CSV** and any **Segmented Results** report that may be available.

For example, in the Board of Directors election above, a total of seven (7) electors voted but three (3) were **segregated**. Therefore, the results only show votes cast by the four (4) **unsegregated** electors.

**Segregated** electors remain in the electors list even after results are unlocked. They are indicated by a **Y** in the **Segregated** column of the **Electors CSV**.

## Unsegregating Electors After Results Have Been Unlocked

In the event that **segregated** votes need to be counted at a later date, Simply Voting staff can lock the results again upon request. This will allow you to **unsegregate** electors and generate the results once more. The new results will replace the previous results.