Ballot Builder Groups

Here's how to build or edit a Ballot with Contestants placed into Categories and Groups

At this point there are two ways to build your ballot. You can create your Groups, Categories, and Contestants manually or you can choose to Bulk Upload them via a CSV file. Expand each option below to learn more

Bulk Upload

1. Click Sample CSV just above Bulk Upload to download a sample CSV file based on your selected Detail Level

2. Open the sample CSV file replacing the default information (G1, C1, E1, and Default Address) with information specific to your ballot where G is the group name, C is the Category name, E is the contestant name, and Default Address is the contestant's address

3. Add in all of your additional Group, Category, and Contestant information
4. Save your CSV file
5. Click Bulk Upload
6. Click Upload
7. Browse to your upload file
8. Click Open
9. Click Create
10. Click Next Step

Create Manually

Groups

1. Click the + next to Groups to input a Group

2. Enter a Group Name
3. Click Upload to optionally upload an image

4. Click Create
5. Repeat creating Groups as needed

Categories

6. Click + next to Categories to input your Categories

7. Enter a Category Name
8. Select a Group for the Category
9. Click Upload to optionally upload an image

10. Click Create.
11. Repeat creating Categories as needed.

Contestants

12. Click + next to Contestants to input your Contestants

13. Enter your Contestant Name
14. Enter the Contestant's Address
15. Select a Category for the Contestant
16. Click Create
17. Repeat creating Contestants as needed
18. Click Next Step

Groups

1. Hover over the Group in question

2. Click the pencil icon in the upper right of the Group

3. Edit the Group Name
4. Click Upload to optionally upload an image‍

5. Click Update
6. Repeat updating Groups as needed

Categories

7. Hover over the Category in question

8. Click the pencil icon in the upper right of the Category

9. Edit the Category Name
10. Select a different Group for the Category
11. Click Upload to optionally upload an image

12. Click Update
13. Repeat editing Categories as needed

Contestants

14. Click the pencil icon to the right of the Contestants name under Actions

15. Edit your Contestant Name
16. Edit the Contestant's Address
17. Select a different Category for the Contestant
18. Click Update
19. Repeat editing Contestants as needed