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Note: The system is designed to be fully automated and will be configured for automated data updates by default. You can choose to manually override the party standings data in this mode; however, your changes are temporary and will be overwritten as updated automated data is received.

  1. From the Home page, select 

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    or click Manual Updates > Candidate Votes.

  2. Select a Riding from a list.

    1. top list orders by riding name alphabetically

    2. bottom list orders by Data Feed ID

  3. Modify the Votes values as needed.

  4. Declare a candidate elected, if desired, or select the no candidate declared option.

  5. Modify the Polls Reporting value if needed.

  6. Optional - Uncheck the "Keep party seats in synch with votes" option if you do not want to have the app review and update the party leading values based on current vote values.

  7. Click Update Now.

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Recent Riding Changes

Flow tracks all riding changes in the system in the Recent Riding Changes list. Access any changed interface using the Go To icon.

Use Manual Riding Data Only

If you need to enable manual riding data and you want to disable the automated feed from updating a riding you need to:

  • System Preferences: set Enable Riding Data Source Control to true

  • Login as an Election Admin or System Admin

  • Look for the Data Source column in the Riding Management module.

Update Party Standings

Party standings tracks and combines all seats where the party is leading or elected, where:

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You can configure the system for MANUAL updates by clicking on the manual icon option. However, if you do, you are solely responsible for managing the data and ensuring that all result data is updated correctly throughout the system.

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  1. From the Home page, select Manual Updates > Party Seats.

  2. Update party standings data as needed.

  3. Click Update Party Seats.

Note

Note: Use caution when manually overriding party standings data. Elector is tracking automated incoming results as well as the candidates that are declared elected, the candidates leading their ridings, and any manual data overrides entered into the system. If you introduce party seat value overrides, those override may be at odds with the system's tracking and calculations.

For example, a party's seat count is calculated as: number of elected candidates for each party (elected) + number of leading but not elected candidates (leading).

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