Organize and Customize Your Election

How To: Organize and customize your election

After selecting a template, the next step is organizing and customizing your election. UrVote's election editor allows administrators to modify questions, voting formats, and election details to match their organization's exact needs.

This guide explains how to edit and organize your election before publishing.

When You Would Use This

You will customize your election after selecting a template and before publishing. This step ensures questions, candidates, and voting options accurately reflect your election requirements.

Customization is commonly used to:

Update candidate or option names
Add or remove questions
Change voting formats
Add descriptions or images
Adjust voting rules

Step-by-Step: Organizing and Customizing an Election

Log in and navigate to the Elections dashboard.
Open your draft election or create a new election using a template.
You will enter the election editor, where all questions and options can be modified.
Select any question to edit its wording or available choices.
Add or remove answer options as needed.
Choose the voting format for each question, such as:
- Single Choice
- Multiple Choice
- Short Answer
- Ranked Choice
Configure additional settings, including:
- Candidate descriptions
- Images
- Multiple winner selections
- Tie-breaking options
Rearrange or adjust questions to match the desired voting flow.
Review all changes before moving to preview mode.

All changes are saved automatically while you work.

Customization Options Explained

UrVote allows administrators to configure elections with flexibility:

Single Choice: Voters select one option.

Multiple Choice: Voters select multiple options.

Ranked Choice: Voters rank candidates by preference.

Short Answer: Voters submit written responses.

These question types can be combined within a single election.

Tips & Best Practices

Keep questions clear and concise.
Add descriptions where additional context is helpful.
Use images or candidate details for larger elections.
Review election order to ensure a smooth voting flow.
Always preview your election before publishing.

Common Questions

Can I change questions after publishing? Election structure should be finalized before publishing. Changes after launch may require ending and recreating the election.

Can different question types be used together? Yes, multiple voting formats can be combined within the same election.

Are changes saved automatically? Yes, the editor automatically saves your progress.

Next Steps

After organizing and customizing your election, you may want to:

Preview your election
Set an election end date
Publish and invite voters