The following article is intended to help people vote on applications through Evalato’s Public voting portal.
What is Evalato’s Public voting portal?
Evalato’s Public voting portal is where you can vote on the entries earmarked for public voting by the program organizer.
Logging to the Public voting portal
Clicking on the public voting link provided by the program organizer will take you to the Evalato Public voting portal. There you will have three options for a social login:
- Login with Facebook
- Login with Google
- Login with LinkedIn
Click on the option that you prefer and fill out any requested information, if needed. Note that it may vary slightly depending on whether you are logged into the respective account on the device and browser which you are accessing the public voting portal with. If you are unable to log in, try a different browser or contact the program organizer.
IMPORTANT: If the program organizer has opted to include Terms & Conditions, you will see an acceptance text below the social login options. Clicking on it will display the terms in question. If present, the terms will also be accessible in the portal once you log in.
Voting instructions, T&C
Note that any voting instructions, and terms and conditions that the program organizer has decided to include will be available:
- On the left side of your screen if you are using a laptop or desktop computer;
- By clicking the hamburger button at the top right side of your screen if you are using your mobile device.
Viewing entries
Depending on the program, you may be able to vote on one or more categories of entries. You can select to view entries in all the categories you can vote for or only those in a single category, using the drop-down menu.
Clicking on an entry will open it for viewing and voting. You may choose to only view the entry and close it without voting.
IMPORTANT: If you see the There are no applications in this round. message on your screen, you should contact the program organizer.
How to vote by voting type
Evalato supports 6 voting types, so depending on the choice of the program organizer, you will have one of the options listed below when voting for each voting round:
- Score voting — clicking on an entry will open up a scorecard with voting criteria where you can fill in your vote. Depending on the program settings selected by the organizer, you may also be able to decline to vote. After you vote, you will get a confirmation message that your vote has been submitted.
- Simple review — click on the entry you wish to vote for to open it. Note that depending on the program settings, you may be able to vote directly from the list without opening the entry.
- Popularity voting — click on the entry you wish to vote for to open it. Note that depending on the program settings, you may be able to vote directly from the list without opening the entry. If you have reached the limit of votes as set by the organizer, you will get a warning message.
- Points voting — click on the entry you wish to vote for to open it. Note that depending on the program settings, you may be able to vote directly from the list without opening the entry. If you have reached the limit of votes as set by the organizer, you will get a warning message.
- Positional voting — click on the entry you wish to vote for to open it. Then, select the respective position for each entry. Note that you can also vote directly from the list.
- Single transferable vote (STV) —click on the entry you wish to vote for to open it. Then, choose a rank from the drop-down menu. Note that you can also vote directly from the list.