The steps below are written from the point of view of a nominee.
As part of a nomination election, you may have been nominated by your peers for one or more positions on the ballot.
An email notification may have been sent to you inviting you to accept or decline your nomination, and in certain cases to provide additional information.
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Accepting or Declining a Nomination
To accept or decline your nomination(s), simply log into the voting website indicated in the email notification using your elector credentials.
Upon successful authentication, you will be shown the position(s) for which you have been nominated on the Dashboard.
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To accept a nomination, click Accept next to the accepted position.
Important: If you were nominated for more than 1 position, accepting one nomination automatically declines all others.
To decline a nomination, click Decline next to the declined position.
Editing Your Accepted Nomination
In certain cases, you may be allowed to upload a candidate photo and / or provide a candidate statement that will be shown on the final election ballot.
Once you have accepted a nomination, from the Dashboard, click on the Edit Nomination button.
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In the window that opens, you may provide the following information:
If candidate photos are allowed by the election organizer, you may upload a photo in GIF, PNG, JPG, or JPEG format by clicking Choose File and browsing for an image file on your device. The file size must not exceed 5 MB.
If candidate statements are allowed by the election organizer, you may type (or paste) your candidate statement in the Statement text box. A character limit is displayed at the bottom of the text box.
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Once your information is added, click Save at the bottom of the form. A Success message will appear on screen to confirm that your submission was received.
You can make later changes to your photo and / or statement by returning to the voting website before the end of the confirmation period (indicated in your email notification) and clicking the Edit Nomination button on the Dashboard.