Merging Nominations

During the Nomination phase of the Ballot Contest the moderator may be required to merge nominations. It's important that similar nominations are reviewed and merged so that they don't end up splitting votes during the voting phase. Let's take a look at an example!

Example: While reviewing pending nominations, the moderator sees nominations have come in for;

• Contestant 2
• Contezo Test Contestant 2
• Contezo's Test Contestant 2

They recognize that all three are for the same business; Test Contestant 2, and they want to merge the 3 nominations into a single nominee while keeping all 3 nominations

Merging Multiple Nominees

To Merge multiple nominees into a single nomination during Nomination Moderation, follow the instructions below:

1. Click to check the box to the left of the nominations you wish to merge

2. Click Merge
3. Select the nomination that should remain - this is the nominee that will remain with the total nomination count from the other selected nominations rolled up into it

4. Click Next
5. Click Merge

Update Contestant Name While Merging

You can update the Contestant's name at the same time you merge! To do so follow the directions below

1. Click on the green update icon to the right of the Contestant's name
2. Edit the name

3. Click the green check to accept changes