most recent 30 from meta.stackoverflow.com2026-03-01T06:18:17Zhttps://meta.stackoverflow.com/feeds/question/429349https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/rdfhttps://meta.stackoverflow.com/q/42934913machine_1https://meta.stackoverflow.com/users/24742482024-03-05T21:26:58Z2024-03-06T01:45:06Z
<p>Today, I received a message in my inbox notifying me to cast my vote in the 2024 community moderator election:</p>
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<p>I clicked on it and the election page was opened. I scrolled down and found the candidates and their posts, but I could not find a vote or upvote button. Here's a screenshot:</p>
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<p>How does one cast his/her vote in this election?</p>
https://meta.stackoverflow.com/questions/429349/-/429350#42935020VLAZhttps://meta.stackoverflow.com/users/36894502024-03-05T22:14:52Z2024-03-05T22:28:22Z<p>On the right side of the election page you would find the ballot:</p>
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<p>The instructions read:</p>
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<p>Drag and drop or click your selections in order of preference, with the most desirable candidate as first choice. You do not need to rank all candidates.</p>
<p>Unranked candidates will not receive your vote.</p>
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<p>You can vote for any number of the candidates by dragging them to the box just above the list. Do make sure the order reflects your preference as your first choice will receive the highest weight of your vote, and the rest of the list will be in decreasing power.</p>
<p>You do not need to submit the vote. The list of candidates you have voted for and their order is automatically saved. You are free to revise your vote at any point until the end of the election. At that point whatever the state of your vote is will be taken and the all the votes counted.</p>
<p>You can "remove" a voted candidate by either:</p>
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<li>Dragging a candidate down from the ordered list to below it</li>
<li>Click the "x" button next to the candidate's entry</li>
<li>Click "clear all" under the last nominee you have ranked which will reset this in the initial position</li>
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<p>You do not have to rank all candidates if you do not wish. Not ranking for a candidate will count your vote differently to if you placed them last.</p>
<p>The election uses single transferable vote (STV). For details how this works see:</p>
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<li><a href="https://www.opavote.com/methods/single-transferable-vote" rel="nofollow noreferrer">OpaVote</a></li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single_transferable_vote" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Wikipedia</a></li>
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