party¶
This element describes a political party and the metadata associated with them. These can also include “dummy” parties to indicate a type of contest (e.g., a Voter Nominated candidate_contest can use the PrimaryPartyIds field and a dummy Party object to indicate that the contest is a “Top-Two” primary).
Tag |
Data Type |
Required? |
Repeats? |
Description |
Error Handling |
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abbreviation |
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Optional |
Single |
An abbreviation for the party name. |
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color |
multi-csv-html-color-string |
Optional |
Single |
The preferred display color for the party, for use in maps and other displays. |
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external_identifiers |
Optional |
Single |
Other identifiers that link this party to other related data sets (e.g. a campaign finance system, etc). |
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is_write_in |
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Optional |
Single |
Signals if this political party is one that is officially recognized by a local, state, or federal organization, or is a “write-in” in jurisdictions which allow candidates to free-form enter their political affiliation. If this field is not present then it is assumed to be false. |
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leader_person_ids |
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Optional |
Single |
A reference of person elements which are leaders of the Party. |
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logo_uri |
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Optional |
Single |
Web address of a logo to use in displays. |
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name |
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Required |
Single |
The name of the party. |
1 id,abbreviation,color,external_identifier_type,external_identifier_othertype,external_identifier_value,is_write_in,leader_person_ids,logo_uri,name
2 par01,REP,ff0000,,,,true,,http://example.com/elephant.png,Republican
3 par02,DEM,0000ff,,,,false,per01,http://example.com/donkey.png,Democrat
4 par03,GRN,efefef,,,,,,http://example.com/tree.png,Green
5 par04,WFP,ee99aa,,,,,,http://example.com/worker.png,Working Families Party