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Adding Candidates to Races/Endorsements/Etc
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About Website
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When adding Candidates, it is important to not create duplicates.
The First Name field is optional and meant to be used rarely, when you are sure the Candidate exists or if there is uncertainty with the Last Name and you are only using the First Name field. Using both fields is a very narrow search, and if nothing is found, there may be a problem with your search parameters rather than that the Candidate does not exist.
When searching Last Names, it is better to leave off any extra info instead of entering it in case the Candidate does not have this info entered or it is entered in a different format than you are searching on. For instance, suffixes such as Jr, Sr, PhD, II, III should not be searched for. Also note that Candidates with suffixes often appear alphabetically after all the non-suffix results, so make sure you look for them farther down the list.
Similarly, compound Last Names such as VanRoth could also be spelled Van Roth with a space, and your search without one would not find the Candidate. Best to search for just "Roth" to make sure you find the spelling.
Multiple last names - often maiden names for female candidates, but also some male names - also form a similar challenge. Best to search for just one - and if the result is not found, back up and search the other one because they may have previously been entered with only one. This would also take care of the hyphen-versus-space issue.
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| Last Modified | RP - March 15, 2015 06:45pm |
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 N:10739 | Max Rohtbart ( 1068.3129 points)
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Thu, February 25, 2021 02:14:06 PM UTC0:00
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What if we have a situation when all candidates run on the same ballot but top 2 get elected for a long term and the top 3rd gets a shorter term. Do I just create a separate container to show who holds the shorter term council seat (this is what I did but not sure if there is a better way to do it).
What if we have a situation when all candidates run on the same ballot but top 2 get elected for a long term and the top 3rd gets a shorter term. Do I just create a separate container to show who holds the shorter term council seat (this is what I did but not sure if there is a better way to do it).
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| D:1 | RP ( 5506.7227 points)
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Fri, February 26, 2021 01:54:59 PM UTC0:00
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Probably one election for the first and then another to carry the two longer ones on. Whether the top-three race will happen again would be applicable.
Probably one election for the first and then another to carry the two longer ones on. Whether the top-three race will happen again would be applicable.
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| S Tax:11138 | Suchart ( 13.0989 points)
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Wed, June 30, 2021 09:45:36 PM UTC0:00
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I need to know is there certain sites that you won't take links from because they are considered "untrustworthy"
I need to know is there certain sites that you won't take links from because they are considered "untrustworthy"
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| D:1 | RP ( 5506.7227 points)
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Thu, July 1, 2021 03:22:48 AM UTC0:00
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I'd need an example.
I'd need an example.
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| D:10973 | Patrick ( 0.0000 points)
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Wed, August 4, 2021 07:03:05 AM UTC0:00
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Schedule press conference
Schedule press conference
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 GPC:11476 | Didp1234 ( -12.1189 points)
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Sat, March 18, 2023 12:52:02 PM UTC0:00
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why doesn't it work when I try to add an endorsement? It just shows a blank page when I click on the button.
why doesn't it work when I try to add an endorsement? It just shows a blank page when I click on the button.
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| LBT:11457 | The Fixer ( 14.0045 points)
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Sat, March 18, 2023 04:34:42 PM UTC0:00
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why doesn't it work when I try to add an endorsement? It just shows a blank page when I click on the button.
Because you are new and you need to get "2 cents" in order to add endorsements.
Didp1234: why doesn't it work when I try to add an endorsement? It just shows a blank page when I click on the button.
Because you are new and you need to get "2 cents" in order to add endorsements.
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| D:1 | RP ( 5506.7227 points)
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Sat, March 18, 2023 06:57:45 PM UTC0:00
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Does the button appear even if you don't have access? I'll have to fix that.
Does the button appear even if you don't have access? I'll have to fix that.
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