Preview Your Election & Select Languages

How To: Preview Mode and Language Selection

Before publishing an election, UrVote allows administrators to preview the entire voting experience exactly as members will see it. Preview mode lets you test the election flow, review questions, and confirm everything is correct before going live.

Administrators can also configure which languages are available to voters, allowing elections to support diverse member groups within a single voting experience.

This guide explains how to preview your election and configure language availability.

When You Would Use This

Preview mode should be used after organizing and customizing your election but before publishing it. This step helps ensure that questions, voting flow, and settings are correct before invitations are sent.

Language selection is especially important for organizations with multilingual members or international participation.

Step-by-Step: Previewing Your Election

Open your election in the editor.
Once setup is complete, select Preview and Publish.
Enter Preview Mode.
Walk through the election exactly as a voter would.
Review each question, answer option, and voting format.
Submit a test ballot to confirm the full flow works as expected.

Preview mode mirrors the real voting experience without recording official votes.

Selecting Election Languages

Within preview mode, administrators can also configure language options.

Open the language selection settings.
Choose the languages you want available to voters.
Multiple languages can be enabled for a single election.
Voters will then be able to complete the election in their preferred language.

UrVote supports multilingual elections within one voting flow, allowing broad accessibility without creating separate elections.

Tips & Best Practices

Always complete a full preview before publishing.
Check spelling and question clarity during preview.
Test the election on both desktop and mobile layouts.
Enable only the languages your organization needs to avoid confusion.
Confirm candidate names and descriptions display correctly.

Common Questions

Does preview mode record votes? No. Preview mode does not record official ballots.

Can languages be changed after publishing? Language settings should be finalized before publishing to avoid voter confusion.

Can multiple languages run in one election? Yes. UrVote supports multiple languages within a single election.

Next Steps

After previewing your election, you can:

Publish your election
Upload member email lists
Send voting invitations