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January 3, 2024 by David Simms
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Optimize Candidate PhotosWhen including candidate photos on the ballot, they should be sized to 100 pixels wide x 120 pixels tall to both guarantee a small and fast-loading file size and appear nicely on the ballot. This article helps even the first-time photo editor understand how to do this.

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December 6, 2023 by David Simms
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Support AgentDespite with all that is done to ensure the voting experience is as simple as possible, as an election administrator, you will still inevitably receive the occasional request for assistance from a voter. This article provides an example scenario to resolve such requests as quickly and easily as possible.

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September 7, 2023 by David Simms
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During ballot setup, one of the things election administrators must do is provide the names of the candidates appearing on the ballot. A simple enough task, but there are still some best practices and things to avoid doing to ensure a voter-friendly ballot.

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March 1, 2023 by David Simms
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Create a totally new organizational account at Skypunch and you become the account owner. However, you may add other users to that account and specify an account type while doing so that ensures each user is assigned access permissions that match the role they will perform.

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December 7, 2022 by David Simms
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Referendum Best PracticesSkypunch supports voting on referendums. Unfortunately this is an area where poor ballot setup practices can all too easily create a ballot that’s difficult to make sense of. This article sets forth some best practices to ensure an optimal voting experience.

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October 5, 2022 by David Simms
Categorized in: Election tips, Increase voter turnout, Product development | Comments not allowed

Social ProofNew to social proof? It may be defined as “…a psychological phenomenon where people assume the actions of others in an attempt to reflect correct behavior for a given situation.” It’s a concept that may be used to increase voter turnout as this article explains.

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September 7, 2022 by David Simms
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Ranked Choice VotingSkypunch supports ranked choice voting, but the election results report can be a bit lengthy and while it makes the tabulation process very transparent, the steps still require some explanation. This article provides that explanation and explains how the viewer can make sense of each of the steps from gathering ballots to declaring winners.

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July 6, 2022 by David Simms
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Publish resultsElection results may be published directly on the Skypunch website which eliminates the hassle of communicating the results to your voters through some much more cumbersome means. That however, it just the beginning of the benefit.

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May 31, 2022 by David Simms
Categorized in: Election tips, Increase voter turnout | No Comments

Ignite Your Voter Turnout“Enlighten us, but make it quick.” The motto of an Ignite event is a concept that translates well to introducing candidates to an electorate both online and off. Learn how you might capitalize on this fast-paced presentation format to introduce issues and candidates to your voters.

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January 6, 2022 by David Simms
Categorized in: Election tips, Increase voter turnout | Comments not allowed

Crafting Election EmailsMany clients like to announce elections using email sent from their own domain. In fact, doing at least one such mailing per election is a recommended best practice, but it’s very common to see mistakes being made with these emails. Read on to learn some simple best practices.

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