How voting works
Voting allows participants or a wider audience to cast votes for their favorite projects. This can be used with formal judging or as the only method of evaluation.
Ranked vs. Unranked Voting
- Unranked Voting: Traditional popular voting where voters select their favorites.
- Ranked Voting: Voters put projects in order of preference (1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc.). Higher ranks are worth more than lower ones, providing a clearer picture of the community's true favorites.
Set up a voting group
- Go to the Judging section and click the Voting screen within the Results area.
- Click to create a voting group.Choose Ballot Type: Select Ranked or Unranked.
- If you choose Ranked, set the Max rankings allowed (up to 10). This determines how many projects a voter can put in their "Top List."
- Configure the voting permissions:
- Sign in required: Voters must be logged in to your Devpost for Teams organization.
- Email only required: Voters must enter their email address to vote.
- Public: Anyone with the link can vote.
- Select which submitted projects you want to include in this voting group.
- Save the group to generate the unique voting link.
The Voter Experience (Ranked Voting)
When participants access a Ranked Voting link, they select their favorite projects to add to their ballot. They can then:
- Rearrange with drag-and-drop: Easily move projects up or down to change their preference order.
- Submit the ballot: Once they are happy with their 1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc. choices, they submit the final list.
Using built-in ranked voting increases engagement by giving voters more control and eliminates the need for external third-party voting tools.