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title: "Nomination Election Details"
slug: "nomination-election-details"
updated: 2025-08-25T14:45:17Z
published: 2025-08-26T18:14:28Z
canonical: "help.simplyvoting.com/nomination-election-details"
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> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://help.simplyvoting.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Nomination Election Details

After you have created a nomination election, on the [**Elections**](https://www1.simplyvoting.com/manage/elections-page) page, click on the **View** button to begin management.

Use the navigation panel to navigate from the **Election Overview** to the **Election Details** section.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/a78bcdfe-0fc1-4248-a709-1fe58ecd1ca1/Images/Documentation/image(190).png)

In the **Election Details** section, you can edit the election’s **Name**, **Start Date** and **Time**, **End Date** and **Time**, as well as the optional **Description** describing the election.

One or more **placeholders** may be available for use in the **Description** to further personalize any given elector's ballot.

To use a **placeholder**, simply start typing two open curly brackets (i.e. **{{** ) to open a dynamic auto-complete menu of available placeholders depending on the features activated on your account and relevant to this specific field.

You may also optionally specify a **Usergroup**.

## Changing a Nomination Election’s Dates & Times

Draft ElectionWaiting ElectionActive ElectionFinished Election

While the election is in **Draft** mode, you may update the election’s **Start** and **End Dates** from the **Election Details** page. Any change must be applied by clicking **Save** at the bottom of the page.

While the election is in **Waiting** mode, you may update the election’s **Start** and **End Dates** from the **Election Details** page. Any change must be applied by clicking **Save** at the bottom of the page.

You may also start the election early by clicking **Start Now** on the **Election Overview** page, and confirming your intention.

While the election is in **Active** mode, you may only update the election’s **End Date** and **Time** from the **Election Details** page. Any change must be applied by clicking **Save** at the bottom of the page.

You may also end the election early by clicking **End Now** on the **Election Overview** page, and confirming your intention.

Once the election is in **Finished** mode, you may no longer update the election’s details.

Under some configurations, you may have the ability to extend a voting period by clicking **Extend Now** from the **Election Overview** page.

If you are interested in extending an election and do not have access to the feature above, please [contact us](/v1/docs/contacting-support).

## Nomination Settings

### Allow nominees to confirm their nomination

To allow nominees to accept or decline their nominations during a **Confirmation** period, check the box next to “**Allow nominees to confirm their nomination**”.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/a78bcdfe-0fc1-4248-a709-1fe58ecd1ca1/Images/Documentation/image(182).png)

The **Confirmation** period begins at the end of the nomination period (**End Date** and **Time** defined above), and ends at the **Confirmation End Date** and **Time**.

Nominees will be able to **accept** or **decline** nominations from the voting website’s **Dashboard**.

Each nominee may only accept **one** **nomination**: accepting one nomination will automatically decline all others, if any.

### Allow nominees to provide their statement

To allow nominees to provide a candidate statement as part of their acceptance of nomination, check the box next to “**Allow nominees to provide their statement**”.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/a78bcdfe-0fc1-4248-a709-1fe58ecd1ca1/Images/Documentation/image(183).png)

The statement character limit can range from 1 to 10,000 characters.

### Allow nominees to upload their photo

To allow nominees to provide a candidate photo as part of their acceptance of nomination, check the box next to “**Allow nominees to upload their photo**”.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/a78bcdfe-0fc1-4248-a709-1fe58ecd1ca1/Images/Documentation/image(185).png)

Only one photo may be uploaded per nominee (maximum file size of 5 MB).