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# Mark Results as Official

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The following steps must be completed by an election manager.
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When you are ready to certify election results, you can mark VxAdmin results as official to print official reports.

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Make sure that you've imported all CVR files, completed all adjudication, and added all manual tallies before proceeding.
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To mark results as official, select *`Reports`* from the side menu and select *`Mark Election Results as Official`.*

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Confirm by selecting *`Mark Election Results as Official`.*

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All references to unofficial results in VxAdmin will be changed to official.

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If you become aware of a mistake after marking results as official (say, you forgot to import one machine's CVRs), you can revert the results to unofficial as a system administrator. Log in as a system administrator and use the *`Revert Election Results to Unofficial`* button.

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Log out and log back in as an election manager to make the necessary edits and be sure to remark the results as official once done.


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