Organizations may wish to avoid the Ballot Order Effect by randomly displaying Ballot choices for each voter, affording voters the opportunity to offer comments feedback, and suggestions, to allowing your voters to choose not to vote on a specific question versus choosing not to submit a ballot by enabling the ability to abstain.

The voting system you select for each question determines which settings you are available. For more information please see Voting Systems and Calculating Winners.

To select a setting for a question, select the appropriate boxes for each of your ballot questions or positions on the Ballot page.

Random Order eliminates the Ballot Order Effect by displaying choices in a different order on each voter's ballot. The choices listed first on a ballot can often receive more votes simply because of their position on the ballot.

Compatible Voting Systems
Plurality, Preferential, Cumulative, Scored

Ask For Comments allows your voters to add comments or notes to a question, in addition to selecting choices. It's useful for collecting feedback or suggestions. All voter comments are displayed in the results. For more details please see Ask for Comments.

Compatible Voting Systems
Plurality, Preferential, Cumulative, Scored, Approval

Allow Abstain adds Abstain as a choice to your questions. It allows your voters to choose not to vote on a specific question, versus choosing to not submit a ballot. The Allow Abstain setting only affects individual questions, not the entire ballot. For more details please see Allowing Voters to Abstain on a Ballot.

Compatible Voting Systems
Plurality, Preferential, Cumulative, Scored, Approval, Nominations

Write-ins allow voters to submit their own choices outside of the candidates or options that have been added by the administrator. For more details please see Allowing Write-Ins.

Compatible Voting Systems
Plurality, Preferential, Cumulative, Nomination

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