BallotMeasureContest¶
The BallotMeasureContest provides information about a ballot measure before the voters, including summary statements on each side. Extends ContestBase.
| Tag | Data Type | Required? | Repeats? | Description | Error Handling |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ConStatement | InternationalizedText | Optional | Single | Specifies a statement in opposition to the referendum. It does not necessarily appear on the ballot. | If the element is invalid or not present, then the implementation is required to ignore it. |
| EffectOfAbstain | InternationalizedText | Optional | Single | Specifies what effect abstaining (i.e. not voting) on this proposition will have (i.e. whether abstaining is considered a vote against it). | If the element is invalid or not present, then the implementation is required to ignore it. |
| FullText | InternationalizedText | Optional | Single | Specifies the full text of the referendum as it appears on the ballot. | If the element is invalid or not present, then the implementation is required to ignore it. |
| InfoUri | xs:anyURI |
Optional | Single | Specifies a URI that links to additional information about the referendum. | If the field is invalid or not present, then the implementation is required to ignore it. |
| PassageThreshold | InternationalizedText | Optional | Single | Specifies the threshold of votes that the referendum needs in order to pass. The default is a simple majority (i.e. 50% plus one vote). Other common thresholds are “three-fifths” and “two-thirds”. If there are competing initiatives, information about their effect on the passage of the BallotMeasureContest would go here. | If the element is invalid or not present, then the implementation is required to ignore it. |
| ProStatement | InternationalizedText | Optional | Single | Specifies a statement in favor of the referendum. It does not necessarily appear on the ballot. | If the element is invalid or not present, then the implementation is required to ignore it. |
| SummaryText | InternationalizedText | Optional | Single | Specifies a short summary of the referendum that is on the ballot, below the title, but above the text. | If the element is invalid or not present, then the implementation is required to ignore it. |
| Type | BallotMeasureType | Optional | Single | Specifies the particular type of ballot measure. Must be one of the valid BallotMeasureType options. | If the field is invalid or not present, then the implementation is required to ignore it. |
| OtherType | xs:string |
Optional | Single | Allows for cataloging a new BallotMeasureType option, when Type is specified as “other.” | If the field is invalid or not present, then the implementation is required to ignore it. |
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 | <BallotMeasureContest id="bmc30001">
<BallotSelectionIds>bms30001a bms30001b</BallotSelectionIds>
<BallotTitle>
<Text language="en">State of the State</Text>
<Text language="es">Estado del Estado.</Text>
</BallotTitle>
<ElectoralDistrictId>ed60129</ElectoralDistrictId>
<Name>Referendum on Virginia</Name>
<ConStatement label="bmc30001con">
<Text language="en">This is no good.</Text>
<Text language="es">Esto no es bueno.</Text>
</ConStatement>
<EffectOfAbstain label="bmc30001abs">
<Text language="en">Nothing will happen.</Text>
<Text language="es">Nada pasará.</Text>
</EffectOfAbstain>
<ProStatement label="bmc30001pro">
<Text language="en">Everything will be great.</Text>
<Text language="es">Todo va a estar bien.</Text>
</ProStatement>
<Type>referendum</Type>
</BallotMeasureContest>
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ContestBase¶
A base model for all Contest types: BallotMeasureContest, CandidateContest, PartyContest, and RetentionContest (NB: the latter because it extends BallotMeasureContest).
| Tag | Data Type | Required? | Repeats? | Description | Error Handling |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbreviation | xs:string |
Optional | Single | An abbreviation for the contest. | If the field is invalid or not present, then the implementation should ignore it. |
| BallotSelectionIds | xs:IDREFS |
Optional | Single | References a set of BallotSelections, which could be of any selection type that extends BallotSelectionBase. | If the field is invalid or not present, then the implementation should ignore it. |
| BallotSubTitle | InternationalizedText | Optional | Single | Subtitle of the contest as it appears on the ballot. | If the element is invalid or not present, then the implementation should ignore it. |
| BallotTitle | InternationalizedText | Optional | Single | Title of the contest as it appears on the ballot. | If the element is invalid or not present, then the implementation should ignore it. |
| ElectoralDistrictId | xs:IDREF |
Required | Single | References an ElectoralDistrict element that represents the geographical scope of the contest. | If the field is invalid, then the
implementation is required to ignore the
ContestBase element containing it. |
| ElectorateSpecification | InternationalizedText | Optional | Single | Specifies any changes to the eligible electorate for this contest past the usual, “all registered voters” electorate. This subtag will most often be used for primaries and local elections. In primaries, voters may have to be registered as a specific party to vote, or there may be special rules for which ballot a voter can pull. In some local elections, non-citizens can vote. | If the element is invalid or not present, then the implementation should ignore it. |
| ExternalIdentifiers | ExternalIdentifiers | Optional | Single | Other identifiers for a contest that links to another source of information. | If the element is invalid or not present, then the implementation should ignore it. |
| HasRotation | xs:boolean |
Optional | Single | Indicates whether the selections in the contest are rotated. | If the field is invalid or not present, then the implementation should ignore it. |
| Name | xs:string |
Required | Single | Name of the contest, not necessarily how it appears on the ballot (NB: BallotTitle should be used for this purpose). | If the field is invalid, then the
implementation is required to ignore the
ContestBase element containing it. |
| SequenceOrder | xs:integer |
Optional | Single | Order in which the contests are listed on the ballot. This is the default ordering, and can be overrides by data in a BallotStyle element. | If the field is invalid or not present, then the implementation should ignore it. |
| VoteVariation | VoteVariation | Optional | Single | Vote variation associated with the contest (e.g. n-of-m, majority, et al). | If the field is invalid or not present, then the implementation should ignore it. |
| OtherVoteVariation | xs:string |
Optional | Single | If “other” is selected as the VoteVariation, the name of the variation can be specified here. | If the field is invalid or not present, then the implementation should ignore it. |