party_selection

This element extends ballot_selection_base to support contests in which the selections can be groups of one or more parties.

Tag

Data Type

Required?

Repeats?

Description

Error Handling

party_ids

xs:IDREFS

Required

Single

One or more party IDs which collectively represent a ballot selection.

If one or more parties referenced are invalid or not present, the implementation is required to ignore the PartySelection containing it.

1 id,sequence_order,party_ids
2 ps001,1,par01 par04
3 ps002,2,par02
4 ps003,3,par03

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.