Setup and Management
Election settings and voting settings
Understand each setting and when to use it.
PepVote has two main settings panels: Election Settings and Voting Settings.
Election Settings
Live Result
When enabled, candidates and voters can view results while the election is ongoing.
Publish Result
When enabled, results are available after the election ends.
Party Mode
When enabled, candidates can be grouped into parties/teams.
Send Emails To (test mode)
When set, election emails are redirected for testing.
Screenshot coming soon: Election 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 elections: enable Publish Result.
- Real-time engagement elections: enable Live Result.
- Strict ballot completeness: enable Require full votes.
- Fairness against list-order bias: enable Shuffle candidates.
Last updated February 20, 2026