Ballot Settings and Personalization
How to Change Wording through your Election
You can override the text displayed to voters in this section. Navigate to CONFIGURATION > WORDING. You simply enter in the new text you would like instead. (If you would like to change an instruction block of text or add a specific message to a ...
How to add a counter to your ballot
Turning on vote counters is a great way to help voters navigate a longer ballot and will simplify voting so they do not get frustrated if there is a required selection limit. To turn this feature on from the dashboard click on Ballot > settings or ...
How do I ensure my voter's ballot remains a secret? Enable Anonymous Voting?
Please contact support@associationvoting.com and request that your election be "secret ballot / anonymous election". We will configure your election as secret ballot which will ensure not even you as the Voting Manager can see who votered for whom. ...
How Do I Enable or Disable the Voting Receipt?
Voting Receipts allow a printable receipt when a voter casts their ballot. These can be turned either on or off. You can also turn on/off voting receipts that are emailed. From BALLOT > SETTINGS, VOTING RECEIPT TAB, you can set these to no.Note: ...
How do I add ballot information from a previous election?
To add items to the ballot from a previous election, go to My Elections in the main navigation on the left. At the bottom of the My Elections page, all of the previous election snapshots will be displayed. Choose the election snapshot that you would ...
How do I add a signature block to my ballot?
You can add a signature block to your ballot. Here's how: 1) From the side navigation, goto Ballot > Settings > Ballot Signature tab. 2) Change the Require an electronic signature on the ballot preview page setting to "Include and require entry of an ...
How do I add a comment box or text box to my ballot?
Via the Main Navigation sidebar, goto Ballot > Settings.> Ballot Comment Settings tab. In the Comment Box setting, change the setting to YES. The default for the comment box setting is NO. Once changed, tap the Save Settings button at the bottom of ...
How can I hide or skip the Welcome Screen so my voters can go straight to the ballot to vote after login?
You can remove the Welcome screen step in the voting process if you'd like. Welcome Screen: To bypass the above Welcome screen, simply goto Ballot > Settings, click the Appearance tab, and scroll down to the bottom of the settings list. Change the ...
Edit Site Instructions
As the site administrator, you can change or add various instructions and messages to the voters through EDIT SITE INSTRUCTIONS. (If you are looking for how to alter specific wording or terms throughout the site, that is done through CONFIGURATION > ...
Can I Require a Voter to Select an Option and NOT abstain?
Yes, you can choose to require your voters to select an exact amount, any amount, or no amount by abstaining. From BALLOT > SETTINGS > SELECTION, ABSTAIN & SKIP RULES tab, you can set this option. The default is to permit abstention & uniform rules ...
Can I Add or Remove the Help Link?
There is an option to turn off the Help Link in the header navigation. The default is to show the HELP link. Click on BALLOT > SETTINGS and then click on the Appearance Settings Tab. See the ‘Show Help Link’ setting and set as desired.