Topic: Elections and races
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Duplicate election
You can make a full duplicate of an entire election, including all its races and associated data (candidates, topics, responses, etc.). A common use is moving from primary to general elections. After a primary election is complete: Duplicating an election Go to “Settings” for the election (the button in the upper right of the election…
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Candidate responses
After you have set up topics and candidates in a race, you will see a tile for each candidate in the “candidate responses” section. When you click a candidate, you will see the screen with a field for their response to each topic. Enter responses to each topic, and click the blank profile picture icon…
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Import candidates
If you already have candidate information available as a CSV (for example, from the relevant government agency), you can import it all at once. Candidate imports will be visible immediately to edit, but just like normal edits will not be saved until you click the “save” button. Prepare the CSV file Make sure your CSV…
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Candidate setup
The “Candidate setup” screen is where you enter and structure the list of candidates. This can usually be completed after the candidates have been certified by the relevant election agency. You can also import candidates from a CSV file. Navigate to the election and race you want to edit. On the main screen for the…
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Topic setup
One of the first steps creating a race is to set up topics, which form the individual questions candidates will answer. To set up topics for a race, navigate to the race and click the “Topic setup” tile near the top. The topic setup screen has two columns. Typically, shorter topics go in the left…
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Manage races
A race describes the electoral process for a certain seat or position. In general, people running for the same position or seat should be in the same race and grouped by geographic designations like districts within that race. Not everyone in a race will be running against each other – often there are different districts…
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Manage elections
“Elections” in ElectUp are a high-level structure to organize your races. They are not typically shown on the front end, but information you enter into them could be public in certain views. Races for specific government positions are contained within elections, so you’ll need to have at least one election before creating specific races. More…