Creating Elections in ENR

Setup of ENR and L&A testing should be done at least a couple of weeks prior to the election, so you can ensure the results are displayed correctly and any questions you have are resolved before the Election Day rush. On election night, as results begin to come in from around the county, you can quickly upload updated results after a few spot checks, confident that the service has been set up properly.

When you create an election in ENR, on the Create Election page, you will be prompted to enter the election name and date in the provided fields. The election name will be displayed at the top of the header portion of the ENR display. You can change the election name later, if you want, on the Configure Election Options page.

The election date will also be displayed in the ENR header. The date you enter here must be in MM/DD/YYYY format. You can change the date later, on the Configure Election Options page. The time is not displayed in the header, though it will be displayed on setup pages.

Once you've created the election, you will then be prompted to upload your Election Results File (your L&A file).

To create an election in ENR, you will need an L&A file from your tabulation system. The file must be a precinct-level, XML-format file.

If you have not selected Include Precinct Level Results, you can use either a State Summary file or a precinct-level results file as your results file. Only the Summary Results tab will appear on your website.

To create an L&A file for use with ENR:

From your tabulation system, generate a Precinct Level L&A Setup File with the following options selected:

Select the 30 Day Precinct Results option.
Make sure Group reporting is set to Yes.
Include the following votes:

All candidates participating
All races participating
All precincts participating for each race
All Vote Types.

Once this initial file is uploaded, ENR will guide you through setting additional election options, editing precinct information, and editing contest information. You can choose to complete these steps now or come back and complete the configuration later. Once your election is configured and you have uploaded the most recent results you want to share with the public, you can publish the election results.