Change Petition Focus

The petition in focus is the petition against which activities by the user are performed—verifying signatures, certifying totals, and running reports. The petition in focus is displayed at the top of the Petitions tab.

When there are multiple petitions in a batch, the focus extends to the batch level and the user will only be able to verify signatures in that batch. Any reports that are batch-specific will show data only for the batch in focus. Certification of totals can be done for any batch, regardless of the batch in focus.

If a user is assigned to only one petition or petition batch, that petition (and batch) is the one in focus. In this case, the user cannot change the focus to another petition.

To change the petition in focus, you need the permission Petitions Allow Petn Selection.

  1. On the Petitions tab, click Change Petition Focus.

  2. On the Select Petition dialog, highlight the petition you want to be in focus. If the petition has more than one batch, you can focus on a particular batch by clicking the sign to expand the entry for that petition and highlighting a batch. If you do not select a batch, the focus will be on batch 1.

You can restrict the list to candidate petitions or to initiative petitions by selecting an option in Select Petition Types. Closed petitions do not appear in the list unless you select Show Closed Petitions.

  1. Click Select. The petition in focus will change to reflect the petition and batch you selected.

Regardless of the petition in focus, you can navigate through the list of petitions and petition batches to view or change settings.

  1. Go to Petitions > Petition Maintenance.
  2. Click Find on the toolbar.
  3. Highlight a petition in the list or, if you want to open a particular petition batch, click the sign next to a petition and highlight a batch.

    4. You can restrict the list to candidate petitions or to initiative petitions by selecting an option in Select Petition Types. Closed petitions do not appear in the list unless you select Show Closed Petitions.

  4. Click Select to open the petition or batch settings.
  5. From the open petition or batch, you can continue navigating between petitions and batches using the Prior and Next buttons on the toolbar. These buttons are available until you edit and save your changes.