ballot_measure_contest

The BallotMeasureContest provides information about a ballot measure before the voters, including summary statements on each side. Extends contest_base.

Tag	Data Type	Required?	Repeats?	Description	Error Handling
con_statement	xs:string	Optional	Single	Specifies a statement in opposition to the referendum. It does not necessarily appear on the ballot.
effect_of_abstain	xs:string	Optional	Single	Specifies what effect abstaining (i.e. not voting) on this proposition will have (i.e. whether abstaining is considered a vote against it).
full_text	xs:string	Optional	Single	Specifies the full text of the referendum as it appears on the ballot.
info_uri	xs:anyURI	Optional	Single	Specifies a URI that links to additional information about the referendum.
passage_threshold	xs:string	Optional	Single	Specifies the threshold of votes that the referendum needs in order to pass. The default is a simple majority (i.e. 50% plus one vote). Other common thresholds are “three-fifths” and “two-thirds”. If there are `competing initiatives`_, information about their effect on the passage of the BallotMeasureContest would go here.
pro_statement	xs:string	Optional	Single	Specifies a statement in favor of the referendum. It does not necessarily appear on the ballot.
summary_text	xs:string	Optional	Single	Specifies a short summary of the referendum that is on the ballot, below the title, but above the text.
type	xs:string	Optional	Single	Specifies the particular type of ballot measure. Must be one of the valid ballot_measure_type options.
other_type	xs:string	Optional	Single	Allows for cataloging a new ballot_measure_type option, when Type is specified as “other.”

id,abbreviation,ballot_selection_ids,ballot_sub_title,ballot_title,elecoral_district_id,electorate_specification,external_identifier_type,external_identifier_othertype,external_identifier_value,has_rotation,name,sequence_order,vote_variation,other_vote_variation,con_statement,effect_of_abstain,full_text,info_uri,passage_threshold,pro_statement,summary_text,type,other_type
bmc0001,HB2,bs001 bs002 bs003,Raising levy for School Bond,School Bond Issue,ed001,all registered voters,,54,false,School Bond,42,majority,,This is no good.,No effect,A measure to do raise funds for etc etc,www.ballotmeasure.com,two-thirds,Everything will be great.,It’s a referendum about school funding,referendum,

contest_base

A base model for all Contest types: ballot_measure_contest, candidate_contest, party_contest, and retention_contest (NB: the latter because it extends ballot_measure_contest).

Tag	Data Type	Required?	Repeats?	Description	Error Handling
abbreviation	xs:string	Optional	Single	An abbreviation for the contest.
ballot_selection_ids	xs:IDREFS	Optional	Single	References a set of BallotSelections, which could be of any selection type that extends ballot_selection_base.
ballot_sub_title	xs:string	Optional	Single	Subtitle of the contest as it appears on the ballot.
ballot_title	xs:string	Optional	Single	Title of the contest as it appears on the ballot.
electoral_district_id	xs:IDREF	Required	Single	References an electoral_district element that represents the geographical scope of the contest.
electorate_specification	xs:string	Optional	Single	Specifies any changes to the eligible electorate for this contest past the usual, “all registered voters” electorate. This subtag will most often be used for primaries and local elections. In primaries, voters may have to be registered as a specific party to vote, or there may be special rules for which ballot a voter can pull. In some local elections, non-citizens can vote.
external_identifiers	xs:string	Optional	Single	Other identifiers for a contest that links to another source of information.
has_rotation	xs:boolean	Optional	Single	Indicates whether the selections in the contest are rotated.
name	xs:string	Required	Single	Name of the contest, not necessarily how it appears on the ballot (NB: BallotTitle should be used for this purpose).
sequence_order	xs:integer	Optional	Single	Order in which the contests are listed on the ballot. This is the default ordering, and can be overrides by data in a ballot_style element.
vote_variation	vote_variation	Optional	Single	Vote variation associated with the contest (e.g. n-of-m, majority, et al).
other_vote_variation	other_vote_variation	Optional	Single	If “other” is selected as the VoteVariation, the name of the variation can be specified here.