Setup and Management
Voting Event settings and voting settings
Understand each setting and when to use it.
Pepvote has two main settings panels: Voting Event Settings and Voting Settings.
Voting Event Settings
Live Result
When enabled, candidates and voters can view results while the voting event is ongoing.
Publish Result
When enabled, results are available after the voting event ends.
Group Mode
When enabled, candidates can be grouped into groups/teams.
Send Emails To (test mode)
When set, voting event emails are redirected for testing.
Screenshot coming soon: Voting Event Settings panel
Voting Settings
Require full votes
When enabled, voters must select at least one candidate in every position that has candidates.
Shuffle candidates
When enabled, candidate order is randomized on the ballot.
Voting format
Choose how candidates appear on the voting page:
- Default
- Options with avatar
- Options
Screenshot coming soon: Voting Settings panel
Recommended setup pattern
- High transparency voting events: enable Publish Result.
- Real-time engagement voting events: enable Live Result.
- Strict ballot completeness: enable Require full votes.
- Fairness against list-order bias: enable Shuffle candidates.
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Last updated March 21, 2026