Voting Process

Announcements are run before an election, as they are meant to announce the upcoming election to your voters and capture nominations. Instead of voters choosing between pre-listed candidates, they are given spaces for writing in nominations. The number of spaces for writing in nominations is determined by the administrator during setup. Otherwise, announcements are set up and run very similarly to an election.

How the Results are Calculated

All recorded nominations appear in the results. Any duplicate nominations are summed by ElectionBuddy, and the total number of times each candidate was nominated is displayed. The nominations may also be consolidated in the event that a voter has nominated a candidate by a different name than others have nominated them by (for example, “Dave” and “David”). This is achieved by dragging and dropping a nomination toward the other nominations for that same candidate. ElectionBuddy will link the nominations and re-tally the nomination for that candidate to reflect the new total.