locality

The Locality object represents the jurisdiction below the state (e.g. county).

Tag

Data Type

Required?

Repeats?

Description

Error Handling

election_administration_id

xs:IDREF

Optional

Single

Links to the locality’s election_administration object.

external_identifiers

external_identifiers

Optional

Single

Another identifier for a locality that links to another dataset (e.g. `OCD-ID`_)

is_mail_only

xs:boolean

Optional

Single

Determines if the locality runs mail-only elections. If this is true, then all precincts a part of the locality will also run mail-only elections. Drop boxes may be used in addition to this flag using a polling location record configured as a Drop Box.

If the field is missing or invalid, the implementation is required to assume IsMailOnly is false.

name

xs:string

Required

Single

Specifies the name of a locality.

polling_location_ids

xs:IDREFS

Optional

Single

Specifies a link to a set of the locality’s :ref:`polling locations <multi-csv-polling-location>`s. If early vote centers or ballot drop locations are locality-wide, they should be specified here.

state_id

xs:IDREF

Required

Single

References the locality’s state.

type

district_type

Optional

Single

Defines the kind of locality (e.g. county, town, et al.), which is one of the various DistrictType enumerations.

other_type

xs:string

Optional

Single

Allows for defining a type of locality that falls outside the options listed in DistrictType.

 
1 id,election_administration_id,external_identifier_type,external_identifier_othertype,external_identifier_value,is_mail_only,name,polling_location_ids,state_id,type,other_type
2 loc001,ea123,ocd-id,,ocd-division/country:us/state:co/county:denver,true,Locality #1,poll001 poll002,st51,city,
3 loc002,ea345,,,,,Locality #2,,st51,other,unique type