Overseeing Ballots
Watching a round come in
The ballots view shows every room and its state: not started, in progress, or submitted. This is how you know which rooms are holding the round up.
A judge’s ballot appears as soon as they submit. If a room shows nothing and the judge says they submitted, they are probably still offline — their device holds the ballot until it can send it.
Panels
A room with three judges is decided by majority, and only once all three ballots are in. One judge submitting early does not decide the room.
A split decision is flagged for you to look at. It is never averaged away — a 2–1 result is a legitimate outcome and you should see that it happened.
If a panel has an even number of judges and they tie, the chair’s ballot decides.
Flagging and correcting
You can flag a ballot for review. Flagged ballots are visible to other coordinators and carry a reason.
Reopening a submitted ballot lets the judge correct it. Every edit records the previous values, who made the change, and why — so a corrected result can always be traced.
Reopening a ballot after a judge has gone offline can strand their device’s copy. If they resubmit later it will be held for a decision rather than silently overwriting your correction.
What iRank refuses to accept
A ballot cannot be submitted if it has a low-point win or a draw. These are WSDC rules, not settings, and neither you nor the judge can override them.
If a judge insists the result is right and the scores are wrong, the scores are wrong.
Round completion
A round completes when every room in it has a decided result. Judges are notified that the round is complete, by push and email.
Standings update as ballots arrive, so you do not need to wait for the round to close before looking at them.