PartyContest

An extension of ContestBase which describes a contest in which the possible ballot selections are of type PartySelection. These could include contests in which straight-party selections are allowed, or party-list contests (although these are more common outside of the United States).

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.
BallotSelectionIds	xs:IDREFS	Optional	Single	References a set of BallotSelections, which could be of any selection type that extends BallotSelectionBase.
BallotSubTitle	InternationalizedText	Optional	Single	Subtitle of the contest as it appears on the ballot.
BallotTitle	InternationalizedText	Optional	Single	Title of the contest as it appears on the ballot.
ElectoralDistrictId	xs:IDREF	Required	Single	References an ElectoralDistrict element that represents the geographical scope of the contest.
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.
ExternalIdentifiers	ExternalIdentifiers	Optional	Single	Other identifiers for a contest that links to another source of information.
HasRotation	xs:boolean	Optional	Single	Indicates whether the selections in the contest are rotated.
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).
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.
VoteVariation	VoteVariation	Optional	Single	Vote variation associated with the contest (e.g. n-of-m, majority, et al).
OtherVoteVariation	xs:string	Optional	Single	If “other” is selected as the VoteVariation, the name of the variation can be specified here.