Contest Settings

Enter your Ballot Contest's basic settings:

Contest Settings

Enter your Contest's Name

Nomination Details

Enable Nominations if your ballot allows write-in nomination submissions

Note: If Nominations are disabled, Contestant Selection setup and the Nomination Form will be disabled as well

Enter your Nomination Dates - this is the Nomination Start Date and Time and End Date and Time

Note: The Nomination End Date and Time will be displayed on the front end, reminding users how long they have until the contest nomination phase closes

Select a Nomination Frequency - this is the maximum number of nominations that can be made by a single user within the selected frequency

Note: Your contest can allow new votes resetting at either midnight or 24 hours after the last vote. Please contact support if you need help with this

Once per hour [per Category] — One nomination per user [per Category] per hour for as long as the nomination phase is open
Once per day [per Category] — One nomination per user [per Category] per day (resets every 24 hours) for as long as the nomination phase is open
Once per day [per Category] — One nomination per user [per Category] per day (resets at midnight) for as long as the nomination phase is open
One per week [per Category] — One nomination per user [per Category] per week for as long as the nomination phase is open
Once per contest [per Category] — One nomination per user [per Category] for this contest

Contestant Selection

Enter the Contestant Selection Dates - this is when the contestants will be advanced to the next phase
Select the Number of Contestants to advance to the next phase - this is the minimum number of contestants per category that may be advanced to the next phase of the contest

Tip: The moderator may choose to override the Number of Contestants entered in setup

Voting Details

Enable Voting if your ballot has a voting phase
Enter your Voting Dates - this is the Voting Start Date and Time and the End Date and Time

Note: The Voting End Date and Time will be displayed on the front end, reminding users how long they have until the contest voting phase closes

Select a Voting Frequency - this is the maximum number of votes that can be cast by a single user within the selected frequency

Once per hour [per Category] — One vote per user [per Category] per hour for as long as the voting phase is open
Once per day [per Category] — One vote per user [per Category] per day for as long as the voting phase is open
One per week [per Category] — One vote per user [per Category] per week for as long as the voting phase is open
Once per contest [per Category] — One vote per user [per Category] for this contest

Enable Write-in Votes

Winners

Enter your Winners Dates — this is when the winners will be selected
Choose the Number of Winners — this is the number of contestants that will be declared winners at the end of your contest

Result

Enter your Result Dates — this is the Start Date and Time and the End Date and Time your Contest Results will be available for everyone to view

Note: This is only applicable when using the Blox Digital Integration

Click Next Step

Tip: At any time you can click Save Draft and Exit and come back to your contest setup later

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