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title: "Proofing the Election"
slug: "proofing-election"
description: "Preview the ballot with Proof the Ballot, share the proof link with colleagues, and cast the proof vote required before you can Finalize the election."
updated: 2025-08-26T18:32:35Z
published: 2025-08-26T18:32:35Z
canonical: "help.simplyvoting.com/proofing-election"
---

> ## 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.

# Proofing the Election

Once you have finished managing your entire set of question **Options**, navigate back to the **Questions** section and review your election by clicking on the **Proof the Ballot** button.

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

**Proofing** will give you a sense of how an election will look and how electors can interact with it from your **Voting Website**. Additionally, you must cast at least one **proof vote** in order to later **Finalize** the election.

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

Click the **Copy Link** button to copy the unique **proof link** for your election. You may share this **proof link** with other associates or colleagues via email. These other evaluators can access the **Ballot Proof** without having to access the Election Manager.

Click the **Open Ballot Proof** button to navigate to the unique **Ballot Proof** for the election. Complete the ballot as a dummy elector and click the **Continue** button at the bottom to proceed to the **Confirmation** page.

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

On the **Confirmation** page, once ready, click the **Confirm** button. After doing so, a green **Success Message** will appear, and the option to **Proof Again** will be available. When proofing is finished, simply close the browser's tab or window.

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