Knowledge Base

View all of your current and historical elections in one place This is your account primary dashboard. From here you can... View all of your elections in one place Filter by election name or statu...

  How to integrate with Wonde MIS connector Software Choice Voting allows you to integrate directly with Wonde, saving you time and effort by adding your parents as voters to an election. The process...

  How to integrate with NationBuilder Software Choice Voting allows you to integrate directly with NationBuilder, saving you time and effort adding your members as voters into an election. The proces...

  How to integrate with Arbor MIS Software Choice Voting allows you to integrate directly with Arbor MIS, saving you time and effort adding your parent voters into an election. The process is simple ...

Understanding the election overview page The election overview provides an at a glance detail of your election setup, and progress when live. The page consists of a card style layout with each card di...

If you wish to place candidates in a specific order, such as alphabetically, the following video will show you how.

Candidate Actions Candidates can be found in your election > Candidates What you can do from the candidates page Add a new candidate (You can also add candidates whilst creating a position) Filter...

Add Candidates to an Election Adding candidates is a simple process, but you should first ensure you have created at least one position to your election. Candidates can be added by using the "candidat...

  How to run a recount There may be occasions where a candidate withdraws from an election this may happen as follows. During a live election Once an election has closed and the results have been ...

Election results appear for viewing and downloading once your election has closed To find your results. Enter your elections dashboard Navigate to the new “result” menu option on the left. Selec...

Choice Voting has a default payment option of card payments using our processor - Stripe. If your organisation requires that payments for election are made on issue of an invoice, then you may request...

Adding additional users to your account is a useful feature that allows you to get help from your team when setting up or testing an election. What are your options and benefits of adding team members...

If you wish to remove your Choice Voting account permanently you may do so by going to your "Account Details" page. Deleting your account is final, all elections and data will be removed. It is not po...

Creating a Data Processing Agreement If your organisation requires a data processing agreement between yourselves and Choice Voting, you can generate one within your Dashboard account.

Branding your election helps your voters recognise your organisation, it's a great way to enhance the voter experience and creates a sense of trust. Adding your logo is a simple process, here's how to...

The ChoiceVoting app allows you to send notification emails to voters as soon as your election becomes live. These emails can be used to provide voters with important information about voting, such as...

How to change the look and feel of voter invitation emails

Adding online voters If you are adding only online voters or a combination of online and postal you may wish to check our article on adding online voters Importing Voters Watch Demo Video         ...

Settings related to sending emails to your voters, and additional options that can be included in those emails. Email Notifications – Navigation (Settings > Email Notifications) Voter email notificati...

Voter Settings – (Navigate settings > Voter)   Enable Vote Weight?   The vote weight option when enabled allows you to assign a “weight” to each of your voters when added to your election.   Enable E...

How to adjust an election description, rules information and admin contact details Election Settings How to adjust an election description, rules information and admin contact details. Election settin...

How to make an exact duplicate copy of an existing election Duplicating an election is a useful feature, you could use it to: Make a copy of a previous election where the new election is similar in ...

Removing Data from Choice Voting Elections Choice Voting takes data protection very seriously. We use a variety of security measures to protect your data, including: Encryption: All of your data is ...

How to change dates before or after launching an election Dates for your election are initially set when you first create the election, it is possible that you need to change those original dates. Vie...

Export an encrypted copy of your election for later restoration Election archives are a useful feature of Choice Voting. Creating an archive allows you to download an encrypted secure file of your ent...

How to set an election live for voters The final stage in any election setup process is launching your election. What's the purpose of launching an election? Launching an election takes it from buil...

Getting started creating a parent governor election – Step by Step Choice Voting is designed with simplicity in mind, and consists of a few simple steps to getting your Parent Governor election launch...

Create a Position for your election Creating positions in Choice Voting online voting Dependant on the type of election you are running, you may need a "position" in your election, a position is where...

CHOOSING A COUNT METHOD FOR YOUR POSITION Choice Voting offers 5 different counting methods. Approval Method ERS97 STV Instant Runoff Voting Northern Ireland STV Scottish STV   The commonl...

A simple guide to setting up your first election Getting started – First Steps Choice Voting is designed with simplicity in mind, and consists of a few simple steps to getting your election launched a...

Impersonating a voter to check your election setup When building an election, it is useful to be able to check your election setup, does it look and function correctly, does everything display as you ...

Creating voter restrictions In Choice Voting , you have the option to utilise the "Voter groups" feature to establish numerous voter groups. Members of each group exclusively access the designated pos...

Here are some additional tips for resending email notifications: Make sure that you have entered the correct email address. Double-check the voter's email address. If you are not sure of the v...

IMPORTING VOTERS Import CSV Template Details. The quickest and easiest way to get started with importing voters into an online election is to download the voter import template by clicking here: https...

What to do if you have added invalid information for a voter If you have added invalid information for a voter in the ChoiceVoting app, you can follow these steps to correct the error: Open the Choi...