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An election task is generated when your IT administrator starts an election process for your site collection or when the primary or secondary site collection contact is invalid.
Election tasks vary with different situations. Refer to the table below for the details. As the election task assignee, you can find the task in your To-do list on the Home page or on the My tasks report. In your To-do list, locate a task and click the view button to go to the task details panel; In the My tasks report, locate a task and click the summary to view the task details in a panel.
| What triggers the election? | IT Administrator’s Additional Control | Election Task Assignee | What can you do in the task? |
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| The IT administrator starts an election process. | None | Nominee set by the IT administrator | If you confirm to be the primary contact, click Claim. In the Claim panel, select a user as the secondary contact and click OK.If you don’t want to become the primary contact, click Decline. |
| The primary site collection contact is invalid. | None | Nominee set by the IT administrator | If you confirm to be the primary contact, click Claim. In the Claim panel, select a user as the secondary contact and click OK.If you don’t want to become the primary contact, click Decline. |
| The primary site collection contact is invalid. | Only generate the election task to the secondary contact | Secondary site collection contact | Confirm both contactsFor details, see the instructions below the table. |
| The secondary site collection contact is invalid. | None | Primary site collection contact | Specify secondary contactSelect a user as the new secondary site collection contact and click Submit. |
After you click Confirm both contacts, the Confirm both contacts panel appears.
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Primary site collection contact – You are set as the default user for the primary contact.
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If you confirm to be the new primary contact, select a secondary contact.
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If you do not want to be the primary contact, enter the name of a user who should be the new primary contact. You can also send an email to notify the new primary contact. Select the Notify the primary contact when the site collection is assigned checkbox and select an email template from the drop-down list.
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Secondary site collection contact
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If you confirm to be the new primary contact or you are no longer the secondary contact, enter the name of a user who should be the new secondary contact. You can also send an email to notify the new secondary contact. Select the Notify the secondary contact when the site collection is assigned checkbox and select an email template from the drop-down list.
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If you are still the secondary contact, leave this field blank.
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Click Submit to submit your changes.