candidate_selection

CandidateSelection extends ballot_selection_base and represents a ballot selection for a candidate contest.

Tag

Data Type

Required?

Repeats?

Description

Error Handling

candidate_ids

xs:IDREFS

Optional

Single

References a set of candidate elements. The number of candidates that can be references is unbounded in cases where the ballot selection is for a ticket (e.g. “President/Vice President”, “Governor/Lt Governor”).

endorsement_party_ids

xs:IDREFS

Optional

Single

References a set of party elements, which signifies one or more endorsing parties for the candidate(s).

is_write_in

xs:boolean

Optional

Single

Signifies if the particular ballot selection allows for write-in candidates. If true, one or more write-in candidates are allowed for this contest.

 
1 id,sequence_order,candidate_ids,endorsement_party_ids,is_write_in
2 cs001,3,can004,par01,false
3 cs002,2,can001 can002,par03 par02,false
4 cs003,1,can003,par02 par03,true

ballot_selection_base

A base model for all ballot selection types: ballot_measure_selection, candidate_selection, and party_selection.

Tag

Data Type

Required?

Repeats?

Description

Error Handling

sequence_order

xs:integer

Optional

Single

The order in which a selection can be listed on the ballot or in results. This is the default ordering, and can be overridden by OrderedBallotSlectionIds in ordered_contest.