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Positional voting

Judging > Rounds > Add round > Voting type

With positional voting, judges rank entries in order of preference. Each position carries a fixed number of points based on the Borda count, so the higher an entry is ranked, the more points it earns. Points are added up across all judges, and the entries with the most points win.

To set it up, go to Judging > Rounds > Add round > Voting type and select Positional voting.

Voting limitations

Number of preferences — set the number of preferences each voter gets. This setting defines the number of ranking options for your voters.

Submit preferences — select whether your voters will rank their preferences by category or for all the entries assigned to them.

  • By category — your voters will determine their preferences for each category of entries that has been assigned to them and the system will calculate the results to produce a separate ranking for each category.
  • Once for all entries — your voters will determine their preferences overall for all entries that have been assigned to them, regardless of the category, and the system will calculate the results for a single overall ranking.

You can also choose to leave judge comments as optional or disable them.

How points are calculated

Before assigning points, the system reads each judge’s rankings in order and closes any gaps. This means preferences are always numbered consecutively, starting from 1.

Example (25 preferences): A judge ranks entries at positions 1, 2, 5, 6, 8, 9, 15, and 25. The system treats these as the judge’s 1st through 8th preferences and awards 25, 24, 23, 22, 21, 20, 19, and 18 points.

The same rule applies to a single ranking. If a judge assigns only a 23rd preference, it counts as their 1st and earns 25 points.

Good to know: Only the order of a judge’s rankings matters, not the exact position numbers. If judges rank without gaps (1, 2, 3, 4…), points follow the standard scale exactly. The results only differ when there are gaps, because the system closes them before assigning points.