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Notes

As of version 13.4.4.4: the import process will try to load the candidates into the selected Election Event by creating a temporary contest to assign all the imported choices to. This contest can be removed later without removing the actual choice records.

Creating Parties

You can either pre-create the required parties in the Elections Customize module or the import will attempt to create them for you using the short name from the file.

Field Names

Fields can be added in any order to the csv file but must use the defined names below.

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Field Name

Comments

Required?

First Name

Cannot be blank.

This is the first name of the Candidate.

Last Name

Cannot be blank.

This is the last name of the Candidate.

Party

Optional.

This is the party’s abbreviation and should be already defined.
As of version 13.4.4.4 it will auto-create any missing parties. You’ll want to Customize the party details afterward to provide colors etc.
See also the topic regarding Party in Elections .

Where do I find this feature?

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