After you have created a nomination election, on the Elections page, click on the View button to begin management.
Use the navigation panel to navigate from the Election Overview to the Election Details section.
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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
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.
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).