Leading up to election day, you can run data simulations to ensure the confidence you need to have a flawless broadcast. When you have completed your simulations and training, you can reset the system to be ready for election day coverage. During your broadcast, Elector can seamlessly mix automated data with content entered manually by your operators to ensure that you can broadcast up-to-the minute results on election day.
Running a scenario involves four (4) steps:
Enter data into
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Elector
manually OR
with the Election Results Simulator
with the Rehearsal Tool
Create a Scenario Backup File
Restore a Scenario Backup File
Enter Data into Elector Manually
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Update Votes & Polls Reporting
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From the Home page, at the top navigation click on the
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votes icon
or select Manual Updates > Candidate Votes
Select a Riding from the list.
Modify the Votes values as needed.
Modify the Polls Reporting value if needed.
Click Update Now. Flow is instantly updated with the latest data.
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NOTE:
When enabled, the "Keep party seats in synch" option will automatically recalculate the party seats (leading/elected) after applying the changes to the votes and update them to match. This process also fixes any bad elected candidates by removing the elected flag for any candidate that is not leading.
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Flow tracks all riding changes in the system in the Recent Riding Changes list.
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Update Party Standings
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From the Home page, at the top navigation click on the party seats icon
or find it in the Manual Updates section - Party Seats
Update party standings data as needed.
Click Update Party Seats.
NOTE: When enabled, the "Keep party seats in synch" option will automatically recalculate the party seats (leading/elected) based on candidate votes and update them. This process also fixes any bad elected candidates by removing the elected flag for any candidate that is not leading.
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To create a backup of your current Elector data:
From the Home page,
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select System Tools > Scenario Backup & Restore.
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In the Create Scenario Backup section, enter a Comment to help you identify this backup in some meaningful way.
Click Run Backup Now.
When the backup process is complete, you will see the backup listed in the Restore Scenario list.
Restore a Scenario Backup File
To restore data from a previous backup, select the Restore option from one of the backups listed in the Restore Scenario list.
This process will automatically recalculate the party seats (leading/elected) based on candidate votes and update them. It also fixes any bad elected candidates by removing the elected flag for any candidate that is not leading.
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Note: You can delete old backups from the list by clicking the red ❌ to Delete. Click OK to confirm. |