How to conduct a test election -
<main> <article class="userContent"> <h3 data-id="here-is-how-you-can-conduct-your-test-election-with-polyas">Here is how you can conduct your test election with POLYAS</h3><ul><li>Test your online voting for free before your actual election starts</li><li>Invite up to 5 voters to your test election</li><li>Learn more about our features</li></ul><h3 data-id="create-your-election-now"><a href="https://configure.polyas.com/#/" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">Create your election now ></a></h3><p>You can test your online voting while setting it up in the POLYAS Online Voting Manager. Below we explain how you can do it using Online Voting System. </p><h4></h4><h2 data-id="1.-create-an-online-voting">1. Create an online voting</h2><p>Before you conduct a test election, create one or more ballot papers. <a href="https://www.polyas.com/help/online-voting-manager/ballots" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">Here we explain how it works.</a></p><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-large float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://www.polyas.com/sites/default/files/Create%20ballots%20_0.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://www.polyas.com/sites/default/files/Create%20ballots%20_0.png" alt="Create ballots with POLYAS" height="180" width="320" loading="lazy" data-display-size="large" data-float="none"></img></a> </div> </div> <p><br></p><h2 data-id="2.-start-your-online-test-voting-with-up-to-5-test-voters">2. Start your online test voting with up to 5 test voters</h2><p>After you have created your ballot paper(s), you can start your test election with up to 5 voters. Just click on the button “Test”. </p><p>[ccm_shortcode type=vimeo id=438593929]</p><p><strong>Your test voters receive the voter credentials for your test election via email:</strong></p><ul><li>Voter ID: by default, the voter’s email address (Note upper and lower case)</li><li>Password: automatically generated by the POLYAS Voting System</li></ul><p>Your test voters can follow the stated link to the online test election and log in with their voter credentials. Now the previously created ballot is displayed, and they can cast their vote.</p><p><a href="https://www.polyas.com/help/online-voting-manager/cast-your-vote" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">Here you will find out how casting a vote with POLYAS works</a></p><p>During your online test election, you can already see if the ballot papers are configured correctly and what the election invitations sent to your voters look like before your actual online election. This way you and your colleagues gain insight into the online voting procedure and the management of the election.</p><p>Found a mistake? Feel free to correct it using the Online Voting Manager.</p><h4 data-id="-1"></h4><h2 data-id="3.-download-the-results">3. Download the results</h2><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-large float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://www.polyas.com/sites/default/files/Bildschirmfoto%202020-07-28%20um%2011.10.08.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://www.polyas.com/sites/default/files/Bildschirmfoto%202020-07-28%20um%2011.10.08.png" alt="Download the results of your test election" height="180" width="320" loading="lazy" data-display-size="large" data-float="none"></img></a> </div> </div> <p>After your voters have cast their vote, you can log into the Online Voting Manager and manually stop the test election by clicking on the “Stop test election” button. In the status bar you can see which step the POLYAS Online Voting System is carrying out.</p><p>Once the vote counting has been completed, you can download the results as a PDF file in the test election module. If you want to stop the test election manually, it is not necessary that all 5 test voters have cast their vote. </p><p>If you found any mistakes, you can correct them in your election. You can carry out more test elections to check your changes. If everything is correct, you can pay for the election and seal it.</p><p><strong>► NOTE:</strong> As soon as you have paid for your election and sealed it, you can no longer make changes. So please make sure that everything is correct beforehand.</p> </article> </main>
