Validation helps ensure that the voter information entered into ElectionBuddy is free from errors. Validation provides immediate feedback on errors, minimizing invalid entries and guiding you through the correct data format to ensure email addresses, phone numbers, and mailing addresses are formatted for use by ElectionBuddy. For formatting tips, check out Voter List - Formatting Your Information.
This article will outline ways to validate the voter list and identify errors depending on how you added your voter list.
Validating a Voter List Added by
Copying from a Spreadsheet or Typing in
Validate the Voter List list by selecting the "Validate list" button.
If errors are within the first 40 rows, they will be highlighted in red. Double-click the cell and edit the information in the cell to fix it.
Once errors have been corrected, select the "Validate list" button again.
If your list has more than 40 rows, download the voter list error file. The CSV file will contain the errors and explanations to help you correct the voter list.
Edit your list directly in the spreadsheet and copy and paste the list back into ElectionBuddy.
Once errors have been corrected, select the "Validate list" button again.
When you get the "Everything looks good!" message, continue with the rest of your vote setup.
Uploading a .CSV File
ElectionBuddy validates the list once the "Import" button has been selected.
The rows that have errors are highlighted in red and the Errors column provides an explanation of each error.
You can use the Errors drop-down menu to view all of the rows that have an error.
Once errors have been corrected, select the "Validate List" button.
If your list has more than 10 errors, we recommend downloading the voter list error file. The CSV file will contain the errors and explanations to help you correct the voter list.
After correcting the errors, import the file again to auto-validate, or validate the corrections made directly in ElectionBuddy by selecting the "Validate" button.
When you get the "Everything looks good!" message, continue with the rest of your vote setup.
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