Revision history for PCTDataEntryGuidelines
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====Editing a Candidate's NPAT Form====
Manually entering and checking a candidate's Political Courage Test
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These instructions are formerly known as:
2010 Political Courage Test
Data Entry Guidelines
Updated June, 2010//
Select the ID number for the proper candidate. Select view for the proper election, scroll down the page, and select "Open NPAT Form". This will display the [[NPATForms NPAT Form]] associated with the candidate's election, and any candidate responses that have been entered or uploaded previously
Manually entering and checking a candidate's Political Courage Test
//
These instructions are formerly known as:
2010 Political Courage Test
Data Entry Guidelines
Updated June, 2010//
Select the ID number for the proper candidate. Select view for the proper election, scroll down the page, and select "Open NPAT Form". This will display the [[NPATForms NPAT Form]] associated with the candidate's election, and any candidate responses that have been entered or uploaded previously
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@@=====Data Entry Guidelines=====@@
@@==Updated June, 2010==@@
Select the ID number for the proper candidate. Select view for the proper election, scroll down the page, and select "Open NPAT Form".
Additions:
**Yes/No/Undecided and Multiple Choice Questions**
Enter the answer the candidate has indicated.
- If a candidate has selected two numbers for any one response, leave the field blank and flag it for a staff member.
- **Do not** correct misspelled words, punctuation or grammar. We must enter exactly what the candidate has written on the Test.
- Contact candidate if anything needs to be cleared up. Be sure to receive another signature form if there are any changes.
Enter the answer the candidate has indicated.
- If a candidate has selected two numbers for any one response, leave the field blank and flag it for a staff member.
- **Do not** correct misspelled words, punctuation or grammar. We must enter exactly what the candidate has written on the Test.
- Contact candidate if anything needs to be cleared up. Be sure to receive another signature form if there are any changes.
Deletions:
Enter the Yes, No, or Undecideds the candidate has indicated.
- If a candidate has selected two numbers for any one response leave the field blank and flag it for a staff member.
- Do not correct misspelled words, punctuation or grammar. We must enter exactly what the candidate has written on the Test.
- Contact candidate if anything needs to be cleared up. Be sure to receive another signature form if there are any changes.
Additions:
@@=====2010 Political Courage Test=====@@
@@==Updated June, 2010==@@
DO NOT, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, WRITE ON A CANDIDATE'S TEST
**Yes/No Questions**
Enter the "yes" or "no" as the candidate has indicated
- If a candidate checks off more than one response leave the response field blank and flag it for a staff member.
- If a candidate writes in "yes" indicate such with a check mark response; leave "no"s blank.
Enter the entire text //exactly// as the candidate has written it.
- Enter the first 100 words. If the candidate goes over 100 words indicate that the candidate's response exceeded the space provided with an ellipse (...) at the 100th word and flag it for a staff member.
- For Congressional Candidates only: Flag all Congressional PCTs that do not have all 12 questions answered by the candidate- we may be contacting them later. For any unanswered Abridged PCT question, examine the other or expanded principles to see if that question is addressed in any way. If so, add their other or expanded principle to their citations and change their answer if necessary.
**Legislative/Administrative Priorities**
Enter the entire text //exactly// as the candidate has written it.
- Enter the first 100 words. If the candidate goes over 100 words indicate that the candidate's answer response the space provided with an ellipse (...) at the 100th word and flag it for a staff member.
Place the Test in the appropriate "To Be Checked" slot.
If any responses are confusing, illegible, or don't fit into the directions above, flag the Test for a staff member to handle.
Please bring any Tests containing profanity or attacks of their opponent(s) to the attention of a staff member.
If a candidate enters a number from the 1-6 Level-indicator Key in the "Other or expanded principles" section, instead of entering the number enter its translation (numbers cannot be viewed on the site), space, hyphen (-), space, the exact text the candidate provided.
Example: 6 - food tax //should be written as// Eliminate - food tax (Always use a hyphen to separate the translation from the candidate's text.)
If a candidate has qualified a response and changed it's meaning by crossing out or adding words do not enter the selection into the computer. Flag it for a staff member. However, if a candidate merely adds an editorial comment at the end of a response that does not dramatically change its meaning enter the selection into the computer noting the editorial comment in the "Other or expanded principles" section. Reference the letter before the response, insert an end parenthesis, space, the exact text the candidate provided.
You would indicate the candidate's check mark and then in the "Other or expanded principles" section write:
- If the candidate goes over 100 words in "Legislative Priorities" and if more than one priority has been listed, split the words logically between the priorities. Edit for length only, not content. Do not paraphrase.
- Place an ellipse (...) at any point you cut off text.
- Contact candidate if anything needs to be cleared up. Be sure to receive another signature form if there are any changes.
@@==Updated June, 2010==@@
DO NOT, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, WRITE ON A CANDIDATE'S TEST
**Yes/No Questions**
Enter the "yes" or "no" as the candidate has indicated
- If a candidate checks off more than one response leave the response field blank and flag it for a staff member.
- If a candidate writes in "yes" indicate such with a check mark response; leave "no"s blank.
Enter the entire text //exactly// as the candidate has written it.
- Enter the first 100 words. If the candidate goes over 100 words indicate that the candidate's response exceeded the space provided with an ellipse (...) at the 100th word and flag it for a staff member.
- For Congressional Candidates only: Flag all Congressional PCTs that do not have all 12 questions answered by the candidate- we may be contacting them later. For any unanswered Abridged PCT question, examine the other or expanded principles to see if that question is addressed in any way. If so, add their other or expanded principle to their citations and change their answer if necessary.
**Legislative/Administrative Priorities**
Enter the entire text //exactly// as the candidate has written it.
- Enter the first 100 words. If the candidate goes over 100 words indicate that the candidate's answer response the space provided with an ellipse (...) at the 100th word and flag it for a staff member.
Place the Test in the appropriate "To Be Checked" slot.
If any responses are confusing, illegible, or don't fit into the directions above, flag the Test for a staff member to handle.
Please bring any Tests containing profanity or attacks of their opponent(s) to the attention of a staff member.
If a candidate enters a number from the 1-6 Level-indicator Key in the "Other or expanded principles" section, instead of entering the number enter its translation (numbers cannot be viewed on the site), space, hyphen (-), space, the exact text the candidate provided.
Example: 6 - food tax //should be written as// Eliminate - food tax (Always use a hyphen to separate the translation from the candidate's text.)
If a candidate has qualified a response and changed it's meaning by crossing out or adding words do not enter the selection into the computer. Flag it for a staff member. However, if a candidate merely adds an editorial comment at the end of a response that does not dramatically change its meaning enter the selection into the computer noting the editorial comment in the "Other or expanded principles" section. Reference the letter before the response, insert an end parenthesis, space, the exact text the candidate provided.
You would indicate the candidate's check mark and then in the "Other or expanded principles" section write:
- If the candidate goes over 100 words in "Legislative Priorities" and if more than one priority has been listed, split the words logically between the priorities. Edit for length only, not content. Do not paraphrase.
- Place an ellipse (...) at any point you cut off text.
- Contact candidate if anything needs to be cleared up. Be sure to receive another signature form if there are any changes.
Deletions:
@@==Updated May, 2008==@@
DO NOT, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, WRITE ON A CANDIDATE’S TEST
- If a candidate writes in ‘yes’ indicate such with a check mark response; leave ‘no’s’ blank.
Enter the entire text exactly as the candidate has written it.
- Enter the first 100 words. If the candidate goes over 100 words indicate that the candidate’s response exceeded the space provided with an ellipse (…) at the 100th word and flag it for a staff member.
**Legislative Priorities**
Enter the entire text exactly as the candidate has written it.
- Enter the first 100 words. If the candidate goes over 100 words indicate that the candidate’s answer response the space provided with an ellipse (…) at the 100th word and flag it for a staff member.
Place the Test in the appropriate ‘To Be Checked" slot.
If any responses are confusing, illegible, or don’t fit into the directions above, flag the Test for a staff member to handle.
Please bring any Tests containing profanity to the attention of a staff member.
If a candidate enters a number from the 1-6 Level-indicator Key in the ‘Other or expanded principles’ section, instead of entering the number enter its translation (numbers cannot be viewed on the site), space, hyphen (-), space, the exact text the candidate provided.
Example: 6 - food tax //should be written as// Eliminate - food tax (Always use a hyphen to separate the translation from the candidate’s text.)
If a candidate has qualified a response and changed it’s meaning by crossing out or adding words do not enter the selection into the computer. Flag it for a staff member. However, if a candidate merely adds an editorial comment at the end of a response that does not dramatically change it’s meaning enter the selection into the computer noting the editorial comment in the ‘Other or expanded principles’ section. Reference the letter before the response, insert an end parenthesis, space, the exact text the candidate provided.
You would indicate the candidate’s check mark and then in the ‘Other or expanded principles’ section write:
- If the candidate goes over 100 words in ‘Legislative Priorities’ and if more than one priority has been listed, split the words logically between the priorities. Edit for length only, not content. Do not paraphrase.
- Place an ellipse (…) at any point you cut off text.
Additions:
@@=====2008 Political Courage Test=====@@
@@=====Data Entry Guidelines=====@@
@@==Updated May, 2008==@@
@@=====Data Entry Guidelines=====@@
@@==Updated May, 2008==@@
Deletions:
=====Data Entry Guidelines=====
==Updated May, 2008==
Additions:
=====2008 Political Courage Test=====
=====Data Entry Guidelines=====
=====Data Entry Guidelines=====
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====Data Entry Guidelines====
