1. Before You Start

You need to set up some parts of Elector prior to the election.

Elector comes pre-installed with some initial data, including party and riding data for the federal or provincial election, as well as dissolution data and previous election data for seat/vote gain context.

You need to confirm the election date and configure an automatic data feed for elections data if desired.

Confirm Election Date

Before you begin adding ridings and candidates into the Elector system you MUST confirm that the system is configured for the correct election date. All data entered into the system is assigned this date for data grouping purposes. This date is also required when connecting to and using any incoming election data feed parser agent, such as the Consortium Parser.

1. From the Home page, select System Maintenance > Preferences/System Reset. 
   
2. In the Configuration Keys section, select NextElectionDate from the list.
3. Review the my value date and ensure it is correct. If it is not, enter a new value and click update config key.
   
4. The election and date information you enter is visible at the top of every Elector page.
   

Automate Data Input

Automated data parser agents read data from a content provider, such as Canada Newswire, and feed it directly into Elector for your broadcast output. A small application, known as an agent, runs on your data server that reads from the content provider. The agent running locally on your database server checks for new data at intervals and brings the latest content in for broadcast, leaving you to manage less tedious aspects of your station.

Contact Bannister Lake to get your instance of Elector configured for an automated data feed for your election broadcast.