Add button "Save as a Demo Election" to Sandbox (https://bettervoting.com/sandbox)

[masiarek]

Add button "Save as a Demo Election" to Sandbox (https://bettervoting.com/sandbox)

We already have a ticket to implemented weighted voting #778

• if weighted voting is hard to implement
  and
• if YAML Upload format YAML File standard #778 is even harder to implement

Maybe we can consider Sandbox mode? It works great for quick simulations (who wins) - but does not have reports #782)
When testing the system - we need to save ballots to access reports, running multiple test cases (basic test cases - one race only).

Can we add "Save as a Demo Election" button to save this election as a Demo Election

Same candidates, same ballots, same default settings when creating a Demo Election with a single Race, either test more final mode - does not matter, public election - probably No)

• Election name - voting method name and timestamp - demo
• Race name = voting method name and timestamp - demo
• Election start date / time = now
• Election end date / time = now + week (7 days)
• Time zone - what ever the user is using
• Candidates - as specified
• Finalize election and cast ballots in Demo Mode (multiple votes from the same device is allowed)

[ArendPeter]

I think "weighted voting" will be implemented as a part of ABIF support #767

It'll be good to compare ABIF with your YAML proposal so see if they satisfy the same need.

I'll mark this as a 3.0 item since sandbox mode isn't being actively supported at the moment.