Disable / remove default voting instructions

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M Dammer

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Apr 10, 2024, 11:53:27 AM4/10/24
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Is there a way to disable the default voting instructions because they can be misleading.
Example:
We have an approval voting with multiple winners and multiple candidates.
The default instruction says: 
Instructions: Please select or unselect a(!) choice.
I see a clear danger that this will confuse people, or that they think they can only cast a single vote on this ballot. And it does not look good to tell them to ignore this line and follow our own instructions.

Zee Spencer

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Apr 10, 2024, 5:49:34 PM4/10/24
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Hey Mark,

That's an excellent suggestion! I've added it to our low-hanging fruit list and we'll hopefully pluck it soon.

- Zee

Zee Spencer

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Apr 10, 2024, 7:47:32 PM4/10/24
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Hey Mark!

Ana was able to make a bit of an improvement to the instructions for approval elections with multiple winners.

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Thanks again for bringing this to our attention!

- Zee

M Dammer

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Apr 30, 2025, 1:40:37 PMApr 30
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I just want to bump this thread because we have our annual elections again. The non editable instruction text is still a problem. Ideally I would like to be able to edit all text on the ballot, or at least have the option to disable the instructions so we can use our own.

M Dammer

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Apr 30, 2025, 1:44:44 PMApr 30
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I just want to add a suggestion: Why not just remove the instructions completely, but put your text as a template text into the "description" section? That would make it editable, and people can still use the template text.
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