One of the core components of an election are the ballot. AtlasVote provides the tools for you to configure the right voting options for your needs. Each election can have multiple ballots, each with a seperate set of configuration, candidates and options.

To view your ballots

1. Navigate to the Ballots page through the link on the navigation menu.

Ballot Types

• Ranked Ballot: This ballot type uses instant-runoff selection, where a voter will rank options in order of preference, and lowest scoring candidates are excluded from calculations until a single candidate reaches over 50% of the vote.
• Plurality: This ballot type selects winners based on the options with the most votes.
• Referendum Question: Similar to plurality, referendum questions select winning option based on which one received the most votes. Referendum questions do not support multiple voter selections or multiple winners.

Ballot Options

• Winner Count: Only available for plurality votes, a user may select any number of candidates to select as winners, in order of most votes received (Ex. 2 = Top two candidates are selected as winners).
• Selection Count: For plurality votes, a user may select this number of choices in any order. For ranked votes, this is the number of choices a voter may select in order of preference.
• Allow Abstain: If this option is selected, voters will be presented with an option not to vote on the ballot.

To add a ballot

1. Navigate to the Ballots page.
2. Click the Add Ballot button on the right-hand side to open form.
3. Select one of the quick start templates, or Custom to start from scratch.
4. Enter your ballot details, and configure ballot voting options.
5. Click Add button to create your ballot.

Note: When adding a Referendum ballot, it will be created with two voting options to start. You can add more or configure these as needed.

To modify a ballot

1. Navigate to the Ballots page.
2. Find the ballot you would like to modify in the list.
3. Click Manage to open ballot menu on the right-hand side of the ballot.
4. Select Edit Ballot from the list.
5. Configure your ballot options and details as required.
6. Click Edit to update ballot.

To delete a ballot

1. Navigate to the Ballots page.
2. Find the ballot you would like to delete in the list.
3. Click Manage to open ballot menu on the right-hand side of the ballot.
4. Select Delete Ballot from the list.
5. Confirm with the Delete button to remove this ballot from the election.

To reorder a ballot

1. Navigate to the Ballots page.
2. Find the ballot you would like to reorder in the list.
3. On the bottom right of the ballot, click the up or down arrow to order the ballot in the appropriate direction.

Canidates and referendum options follow the same process.

To add a candidate / option

1. Navigate to the Ballots page.
2. Find the ballot you would like to add a candidate to.
3. Click the Add Option button at the top of the candidate list.
4. Enter your candidate details as required.
5. Click Add button to create the candidate for the selected ballot.

To modify a candidate / option

1. Navigate to the Ballots page.
2. Find the ballot that contains the candidate or option you would like to edit.
3. Click the Actions button to the right of the desired candidate / option.
4. Select Edit option.
5. Update your candidate or option and click Edit to save.

To delete a candidate / option

1. Navigate to the Ballots page.
2. Find the ballot that contains the candidate or option you would like to edit.
3. Click the Actions button to the right of the desired candidate / option.
4. Select Delete option.
5. Confirm your select and click Delete to remove candidate / option.

Note: Images are only available on canidates, not referendum options.

To change a candidate image

1. Navigate to the Ballots page.
2. Find the ballot that contains the candidate you would like to edit.
3. Click the Actions button to the right of the desired candidate / option.
4. Select Change Image option.
5. Select an image file and choose Update to save.

Note: Images are only available on canidates, not referendum options.

To clear a candidate image

1. Navigate to the Ballots page.
2. Find the ballot that contains the candidate you would like to edit.
3. Click the Actions button to the right of the desired candidate / option.
4. Select Clear Image option.
5. Confirm your select and click Delete to remove candidate's image.