{"id":41720,"date":"2016-10-24T11:17:56","date_gmt":"2016-10-24T09:17:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.polyas.de\/ct_content_page_2\/candidates"},"modified":"2024-04-29T19:23:48","modified_gmt":"2024-04-29T17:23:48","slug":"candidates","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-administration\/candidates","title":{"rendered":"Election Administration: Election Candidates"},"content":{"rendered":"<div  class='flex_column av-2h0g7x4-de4ae1467e542757120a2c90fb2718d7 av_two_third  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_one_third  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div  '     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-1aizrzs-c9fd41ca87af933e2090511387a49d03\">\n.avia-image-container.av-1aizrzs-c9fd41ca87af933e2090511387a49d03 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-1aizrzs-c9fd41ca87af933e2090511387a49d03 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-1aizrzs-c9fd41ca87af933e2090511387a49d03 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-1  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image- avia-img-lazy-loading-not- avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/polyas_election-administration_0.jpg\" alt='' title=''   itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-ltsofnzg-e00b2b2a0be9be2e3c09c71bd36eb6b0 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h1>Election Administration: Election Candidates<\/h1>\n<p>Voters should be well informed as to&nbsp;exactly which candidates are standing for election and what the&nbsp;key messages of their campaign&nbsp;are. Voters&#8217; decisions in board of directors, work council or supervisory board elections run the risk of being compromised&nbsp;by false information, or indeed a lack of information, which would effectively cancel out all your hard work in organising and administering the election. In order to reduce this risk, make sure you promote the flow of information extensively through all available channels.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-ltymfqmc-a7e66dfd12d3c3a0f73a2f3629a0358f '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h2>Important, more Important, candidate information <\/h2>\n<p>First of all, be sure to create a database&nbsp;comprising all known&nbsp;information regarding&nbsp;the candidates standing for election. The best option is to create a digital table&nbsp;which can be accessed by the election committee or the election board. Often a wide range&nbsp;of information is available and can be gathered from various documents or emails, index cards or forms.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Structure&nbsp;your table in such a way that&nbsp;each piece of information about a candidate has it&#8217;s own separate column.&nbsp;Add an additional&nbsp;column which indicates&nbsp;whether or not&nbsp;the data is complete for each candidate and another&nbsp;in which candidates can indicate that the information is correct. If you notice&nbsp;that your candidate database&nbsp;is lacking&nbsp;some&nbsp;information&nbsp;you can&nbsp;start to collect what&#8217;s&nbsp;missing immediately. Be sure to think about any additional&nbsp;information which may&nbsp;be useful and combine the search for it with your search for any information which was originally missing.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-ltymg7xp-b78053bb5458bc6df78350d079a20a72 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h2>Complete information about the election candidates<\/h2>\n<p>Election&nbsp;candidates&#8217;&nbsp;personal details are&nbsp;useful and should be communicated to voters. Futhermore, voters place a high degree of importance on&nbsp;election promises and personal statements made by candidates. Below are&nbsp;some ideas about&nbsp;which candidate related&nbsp;information should be prepared for your communications with&nbsp;voters:<\/p>\n<h4>Basis information&nbsp;about candidates&nbsp;<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Surname, first name (and title &#8211; if necessary)<\/li>\n<li>Date of birth<\/li>\n<li>A photo<\/li>\n<li>Marital status<\/li>\n<li>Years of service in the&nbsp;company or years of membership in the&nbsp;cooperative, organization or association<\/li>\n<li>Current position or role<\/li>\n<li>Goals for the future of the organization, messages or election promises<\/li>\n<li>Personal statement of the candidate<\/li>\n<li>Links to further information (e.g. homepage, blog, social media profiles like Xing or others)<\/li>\n<li>Contact details (e.g. email address)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Ensure the candidates have verified all information collected about them. This can be done via email, in person or over the phone.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-ltzjiloq-ca07d89252e665da6549c35602240f27\">\n.av_promobox.av-ltzjiloq-ca07d89252e665da6549c35602240f27{\ncolor:#000000;\nbackground:#e8f8f8;\nborder-color:#ededed;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av_promobox av-ltzjiloq-ca07d89252e665da6549c35602240f27 avia-button-no'><div class='avia-promocontent'><p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-46677 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Bildschirmfoto-2024-03-20-um-09.15.04-80x80.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Bildschirmfoto-2024-03-20-um-09.15.04-80x80.png 80w, https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Bildschirmfoto-2024-03-20-um-09.15.04-36x36.png 36w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 80px) 100vw, 80px\" \/><br \/>\n<strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>POLYAS-Tip: <\/strong>Jump on the digital train with your election administration and use interactive ballot papers with links to more information about the election candidates. This way you can create candidate profiles on your website&nbsp;which refer to the ballot paper and the online election. Your voters will then be able to&nbsp;receive all relevant&nbsp;information while they are voting. <a href=\"\/request-demo\">Contact our election experts for a non-legally binding quote!&nbsp;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><br \/>\n       <section  class='av_textblock_section av-wz0wl4-34aab32a2d0f1ae4906b93362ed1f18e '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h2>Making candidate information accessible <\/h2>\n<p>Candidate data is the primary&nbsp;source of information for your&nbsp;voters. Thus, it is of vital importance that&nbsp;the election officer and the election committee make&nbsp;the information&nbsp;available from a central location. This works best by putting up a notice about the election,&nbsp;mailing it or making it digitally public on your&nbsp;organization&#8217;s&nbsp;website, intranet or via email.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Check regularly if all information is accessible&nbsp;and complete (e.g. accessibility of the intranet or completeness of notices). Inform all eligible voters where they can access&nbsp;the candidates\u2019 information and in addition&nbsp;offer them the option to contact the administration to seek it. Every&nbsp;now and then&nbsp;voters might&nbsp;not receive their&nbsp;mail or be unable&nbsp;to&nbsp;access the&nbsp;internet or intranet. Therefore, it&#8217;s wise to&nbsp;keep open all means of&nbsp;communicating information to your voters.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Using the election website as a platform&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Creating an election website is a great way to make candidates&#8217; information even more accessible to&nbsp;your voters. Here voters can access&nbsp;all important information about the election and details about the candidates. <a href=\"\/increase-voter-turnout\/electoral-website\">Read more about creating an election website!&nbsp;<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div> <div  class='flex_column av-1nz9rg8-75c54a224fb808df4d271da46d3d88ea av_one_third  avia-builder-el-6  el_after_av_two_third  avia-builder-el-last  flex_column_div  '     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lu9i2vcx-f98b442447e01de64a594721f37db094\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-lu9i2vcx-f98b442447e01de64a594721f37db094{\nheight:50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-lu9i2vcx-f98b442447e01de64a594721f37db094 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-7  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-ltym5gx4-4b5d2bf9f8cb84828b4c30d830082a87 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock cnt2_sidemenu1'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h3><strong>Topics<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/election-administration\">Election Administration<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/election-administration\/calendar\">Election Administration: Election Calendar<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/election-administration\/voting-procedure\">Election Administration: Voting Procedure<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/election-administration\/election-spending\">Election Administration: Election Spending<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/election-administration\/electoral-roll\">Election Administration: Electoral Roll<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/election-administration\/risks\">Election Administration: Risks in Elections<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/election-administration\/stakeholder\">Election Administration: Involve Stakeholders<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/election-administration\/legal\">Election Administration: Legal Requirements<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/election-administration\/vote-count-proportional-representation\">Vote Counting in Proportional Representation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/election-administration\/vote-count-majority-vote\">Vote Counting in a Majority Vote System<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<div  class='hr av-13shxaw-70ecde758ef09bd32c279342ccec690e hr-default  avia-builder-el-9  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-lu9idg7z-bf603fd1ba39051b13a329fc88d83331 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock cnt2_sidemenu2'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h3><strong>Further information<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/increase-voter-turnout\">How to Increase Voter Turnout in your Election<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/election-glossary\">POLYAS Election Glossary<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p>\n<p><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":75,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[9568],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-41720","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","category-allgemein-en"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v24.2 (Yoast SEO v25.5) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Election candidate information<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Distributing election candidate information is an important part of the election process. 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