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title: "Character Limits"
slug: "character-limits"
updated: 2024-09-30T16:59:06Z
published: 2024-09-30T16:59:06Z
canonical: "help.simplyvoting.com/character-limits"
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> ## Documentation Index
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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Character Limits

What are the character limitations of the Election Manager?

          
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<h2>Single-line text fields</h2>
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**255 characters**

The following single-line text fields are limited to 255 characters:

- Election Name
- Question Title
- Option Name
- Email Blast "From" Name
- Email Blast Subject
- Organization Name (within **Settings**)

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<h2>Rich text editors</h2>
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**No character limit**

Text fields equipped with a formatting toolbar (as shown below) have no character limit. They include:

- Election Description
- Question Description
- Option Description
- Email Blast Body
- Instructions Text (within **Settings**)
- Success Text (within **Settings**)
- Kiosk Success Text (within **Settings**)

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<h2>Segmentation fields</h2>
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**255 characters**

          Premium Feature Add-on

          

**Segmentation** is a **Premium Feature** add-on. If you are interested in additional information or pricing, please [contact support](/v1/docs/contacting-support).

The total number of characters in any given elector's **segment** field cannot exceed **255**, including semicolons and spaces. When importing electors from a CSV file, cells that contains more than 255 characters will be truncated down to 255 characters upon import.

When restricting a question to **multiple segments 1s** or **multiple segment 2s**, the cumulative number of characters of the selected segments cannot exceed **255**, including semicolons and spaces. Note that semicolons are *implied* when selecting multiple segments: for example, selecting both "*Associate*" and "*Retired*" from the **segment 1** menu results in the question being restricted to "*ASSOCIATE;RETIRED*", a total of 17 characters.

If your segment names are too long, consider using abbrevations or acronyms to avoid going over the character limit. For example, a segment named "*FACULTY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES*" could be renamed "*ARTS&SC*" to use fewer characters. If you have a large number of segments, consider consolidating multiple segments into one, if possible.

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<h2>Usernames</h2>
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**32 characters**

Election Manager usernames are limited to 32 characters.

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<h2>Passwords</h2>
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**150 or 128 characters**

**Elector** passwords are limited to 150 characters. When using **Standard Authentication**, you can specify the length of automatically generated passwords on the **Settings** page under **Authentication Details**.

**User** passwords, on the other hand, are limited to 128 characters. These passwords are set individually by each **User** and can be changed from the **User Profile** page.