To create a nomination election, from the Elections page, click on the blue Create New Election button.
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In the window that opens, enter an Election Name and define the nomination period’s Start Date, Start Time, End Date, and End Time.
Then, check the “This is a nomination election” box under Nomination.
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Once the election is created, you will not be able to change this setting.
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”.
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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”.
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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”.
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Only one photo may be uploaded per nominee (maximum file size of 5 MB).
Description
You may provide an optional description text that will appear immediately below the Election Name on the nomination ballot.
Next steps
Once all required details are provided, create the nomination election by clicking on Create at the bottom of the form.
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Upon successful creation, the nomination election is added to the Elections page as a Draft.
Click on the View button in the Action column to continue setting up the ballot.
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