Result Backup

Elections Result Backup allows for testing of various election results scenarios. You could also use it to save snapshots during the course of an election's contest or of all the contests of an election event. Note that only results (i.e., votes, elected, acclaimed, polls reported and total polls) are saved in the backup.

From the Elections page, click on the Result Backup tab.

Open

Backup a Scenario

1. Select an Event.
   
   

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2. To save a specific Contest, select it from the drop-down list. Otherwise, choose the All Contests option.
   
   
   

3. Enter an optional Comment.

4. Click on the Run Backup Now to save the backup. If this is successful, a new backup item will be added to the grid in the Restore Backup section below. 

Restore a Scenario

1. The restore a particular scenario, click on the Restore link on the left side of the item.
    

2. You will be asked for confirmation before the scenario is restored. Click on OK to proceed with the restore.
   
   

Remove Scenarios

Click on the  in the right side of a scenario to remove it. You will be asked for confirmation before the removal is done. Click on OK to proceed with the deletion.