contact_information

For defining contact information about objects such as persons, boards of authorities, organizations, etc. ContactInformation is always a sub-element of another object (e.g. election_administration, office, person, source). ContactInformation has an optional attribute label, which allows the feed to refer back to the original label for the information (e.g. if the contact information came from a CSV, label may refer to a row ID).

Tag

Data Type

Required?

Repeats?

Description

Error Handling

address_line

xs:string

Optional

Repeats

The “location” portion of a mailing address. See usage note.

directions

xs:string

Optional

Single

Specifies further instructions for locating this entity.

email

xs:string

Optional

Repeats

An email address for the contact.

fax

xs:string

Optional

Repeats

A fax line for the contact.

hours

xs:string

Optional

Single

Contains the hours (in local time) that the location is open (NB: this element is deprecated in favor of the more structured :ref:`multi-csv-hours-open` element. It is strongly encouraged that data providers move toward contributing hours in this format).

hours_open_id

xs:IDREF

Optional

Single

References an multi-csv-hours-open element, which lists the hours of operation for a location.

lat_long

lat_long

Optional

Single

Specifies the latitude and longitude of this entity.

name

xs:string

Optional

Single

The name of the location or contact. See usage note.

phone

xs:string

Optional

Repeats

A phone number for the contact.

uri

xs:anyURI

Optional

Repeats

An informational URI for the contact or location.

parent_id

xs:IDREF

Optional

Repeats

A reference to a record in source, department, voter_service, candidate, person, or office.

 
1 id,address_line_1,address_line_2,address_line_3,directions,email,fax,hours,hours_open_id,latitude,longitude,latlng_source,name,phone,uri,parent_id
2 ci0827,The White House,1600 Pennsylvania Ave,,,josh@example.com,,Early to very late,,,,,Josh Lyman,555-111-2222,http://lemonlyman.example.com,off001
3 ci0828,The White House,1600 Pennsylvania Ave,,,josh@example.com,,Early to very late,,,,,Josh Lyman,555-111-2222,http://lemonlyman.example.com,vs01