{% load i18n %}

{% trans 'Help' %}

{% trans 'The voting has five steps. What does each one consist of?' %}

{% trans 'The voting of one election has five steps:' %}

1. {% trans 'Selection of election of electoral process to vote' %};
2. {% trans 'Selection of candidate/list' %};
3. {% trans "Confirmation of candidate/list (If you didn't select any candidate/list in the previous step, you will be asked to confirm your blank vote)" %};
4. {% trans 'Second authentication of voting by the choosen method' %}
5. {% trans 'Presentation of vote submition information, with voting reference (this information will be sent to the voter by e-mail' %}.

{% trans 'What is step 4 for voting for?' %}

{%trans 'In step 4 you are asked to select another method of authentication to ensure your identity. The method used will be the one you selected in the profile (Personal Data) of the voter in the restricted area of eVotum website that could be e-mail or SMS. If you choose e-mail or SMS, the eVotum system will generate an secret code and send it to the chosen method wich you will have to insert in the verification box so it can be validated. If you have chosen the Chave Móvel Digital (CMD) you have to activated it before the voting (For more information see https://cmd.autenticacao.gov.pt/Ama.Authentication.Frontend/) so your identity validation could be done directly by the Autenticação.GOV service without any intervation of the eVotum system. At the end of the validation the user will be redirected to step 5 of voting.' %}

{% trans 'What kind of votings exist and how do I vote?' %}

{% trans 'The eVotum voting electronic system allows the electoral commission to configure the following types of elections: Election with limit of choices - the voter can choose one or more candidates/lists up to the maximum of choices defined by the electoral commission; Write in Election - the voter can choose one candidate whose name does not appear on the ballot paper (restricted to the names "uploaded" by the Electoral Commission); Election by Hondt method or proportional - the voter choose the candidate/list in where he want to vote;' %}'

{% trans 'In addition, the Electoral Commission may also configure the following voting characteristics: Visualization of candidates/lists in ballot paper in list format - in this case the candidates/lists are presented in sequence and the voter selects the list/candidate to vote and an cross will appear in the selected option; Visualization of candidates/lists in dropdown format - in this case each line of the ballot paper have the candidates/lists in dropdown format and the user have to choose the candidate/list to vote appearing that list/candidate visible.' %}

{% trans 'When is my vote deposited in the electronic ballot box?' %}

{% trans 'The encrypted vote is deposited in the electronic ballot box at the end of voting step 4.' %}

{% trans 'What happens if I have a problem with my internet connection or my computer before voting ends?' %}

{% trans "If there is a problem with your Internet connection or computer before you complete voting step 4, your encrypted vote is not deposited in the electronic ballot box and you may start the voting process again after a period of 10 minutes. If the problem occurs after the completion of polling step 4, your encrypted vote is deposited in the electronic ballot box and you will receive an e-mail message with the voting reference." %}

{% trans 'How do I know if my vote was counted?' %}

{% trans 'At the end of the voting you will be provided with a voting reference (also sent by e-mail) that can be used, after the vote counting, to validate that your vote has been counted. To do so, go to the restricted area of the eVotum website, select the electoral process and the relevant election, and consult the voting references.' %}

{% trans 'How to vote blank?' %}

{% trans 'To vote blank, in step 2 of voting you should not choose any candidate/list, and you will be asked in step 3 to confirm the blank vote.' %}

{% trans 'How do I vote null?' %}

{% trans 'The eVotUM electronic voting system does not allow voting as null.' %}