state¶
The State object includes state-wide election information. The ID attribute is recommended to be the state’s FIPS code, along with the prefix “st”.
Tag |
Data Type |
Required? |
Repeats? |
Description |
Error Handling |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
election_administration_id |
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Optional |
Single |
Links to the state’s election administration object. |
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external_identifiers |
Optional |
Single |
Other identifier for the state that relates to another dataset (e.g. `OCD-ID`_). |
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name |
|
Required |
Single |
Specifiers the name of a state, such as Alabama. |
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polling_location_ids |
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Optional |
Single |
Specifies a link to the state’s polling locations. If early vote centers or ballot drop locations are state-wide (e.g., anyone in the state can use them), they can be specified here, but you are encouraged to only use the precinct element. |
1 id,election_administration_id,external_identifier_type,external_identifier_othertype,external_identifier_value,name,polling_location_ids
2 st51,ea123,ocd-id,,ocd-division/country:us/state:va,Virginia,