Add Election Questions

When a new election is added, the Questions tab will be made available for that election. Add election questions to be displayed to voters, with the option to pull information from the Candidates tab.

To add election questions, go to Election Management > Elections.

1. Select the pencil icon to the left of the election record to be edited.
   
   
2. Select the Questions tab.
   
   
3. Select the green "Add Record" button; a new window will appear.
   
   
4. In the Elections - Add Question window, set the specific preferences for the individual election question:
   • Question Number
     •  Determines the order in which this question is displayed to voters.
   • Enter Question
     • The election question to be displayed to voters (HTML is supported).
   • Type of Question
     •  Choose from the drop-down menu which format you'd like the question to have.
   • Required
     • Check this box if voters should be required to answer this question before proceeding.
   • Randomize Display of Answers
     • Check this box to shuffle the order of the questions each time the page loads.
   • For Cumulative Questions
     • If the question is cumulative, identify the Total Choices/Votes each voter may enter, and check Allow Under Selection to not require voters to use all choices/votes available to them. 
   • Load List of Candidates as Answers
     • Check this box to pull provided candidate information from the Candidates tab.
   • Question Answers
     •  Enter answers manually, if not pulled from the Candidates tab or if additional answer options are needed.
       
       
5. Select Add Question to save changes.

A green confirmation message will appear at the top of the screen when the change has been successfully saved.