Populating the Election Ballot

Once you are done processing nominations (and once the confirmation period is finished, if applicable), you may create the election ballot.

To start populating the election ballot, at the bottom of the Nomination Results page, click on Populate.

In the window that opens, define the Election Name for the ballot.

Include pending confirmations

This feature requires the Allow nominees to confirm their nomination setting to be enabled in Election Details prior to finalization.

By default, only nominees who have Accepted their nomination are included on the ballot.

To include nominees whose confirmation is still marked as Pending, check the box next to Include pending confirmations.

Candidates whose nomination was Declined will always be excluded.

For more information about the nominee confirmation process, see: Nominee Confirmation Process

Include pending approvals

By default, only nominees you have marked as Approved are included on the ballot.

To include nominees whose status is still marked as Pending, check the box next to Include pending approvals.

Candidates marked Disapproved will always be excluded.

For more information about approving and disapproving nominees, see: Approving & Disapproving Nominees

Next steps

Once the parameters above are defined, click the Populate button.

A Draft election is automatically created with the nomination election’s questions, candidates, photos, and statements (if applicable).

To continue setting up your Draft election, navigate to the Elections page and proceed to View the election from the Action column.

For more information about managing an election, see Election Management.