election_administration¶
The Election Administration represents an institution for serving a locality’s (or state’s) election functions.
| Tag | Data Type | Required? | Repeats? | Description | Error Handling |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| absentee_uri | xs:anyURI |
Optional | Single | Specifies the web address for information on absentee voting. | If the field is invalid or not present, then the implementation is required to ignore it. |
| am_i_registered_uri | xs:anyURI |
Optional | Single | Specifies the web address for information on whether an individual is registered. | If the field is invalid or not present, then the implementation is required to ignore it. |
| ballot_tracking_uri | xs:anyURI |
Optional | Single | Specifies the web address for tracking information for a ballot cast by mail | If the field is invalid or not present, then the implementation is required to ignore it. |
| ballot_tracking_provisional_uri | xs:anyURI |
Optional | Single | Specifies the web address for tracking information for a provisional ballot. To support EAC guidelines for “Processing Provisional Ballots” (https://www.eac.gov/research-and-data/provisional-voting/) | If the field is invalid or not present, then the implementation is required to ignore it. |
| department | department | Required | Repeats | Describes the administrative body for a particular voter service. | There must be at least one valid Department in each ElectionAdministration element. If no valid Department objects are present, the implementation is required to ignore the ElectionAdministration object that contains it/them. |
| election_notice | election_notice | Optional | Single | A place for election administrators to post last minute and emergency notifications pertaining to the election. | If the element is invalid or not present, then the implementation is required to ignore it. |
| elections_uri | xs:anyURI |
Optional | Single | Specifies web address the administration’s website. | If the field is invalid or not present, then the implementation is required to ignore it. |
| registration_uri | xs:anyURI |
Optional | Single | Specifies web address for information on registering to vote. | If the field is invalid or not present, then the implementation is required to ignore it. |
| rules_uri | xs:anyURI |
Optional | Single | Specifies a URI for the election rules and laws (if any) for the jurisdiction of the administration. | If the field is invalid or not present, then the implementation is required to ignore it. |
| what_is_on_my_ballot | xs:anyURI |
Optional | Single | Specifies web address for information on what is on an individual’s ballot. | If the field is invalid or not present, then the implementation is required to ignore it. |
| where_do_i_vote_uri | xs:anyURI |
Optional | Single | The Specifies web address for information on where an individual votes based on their address. | If the field is invalid or not present, then the implementation is required to ignore it. |
1 2 3 4 | id,absentee_uri,am_i_registered_uri,ballot_tracking_uri,ballot_tracking_provisional_uri,election_notice_text,election_notice_uri,elections_uri,registration_uri,rules_uri,what_is_on_my_ballot_uri,where_do_i_vote_uri
ea123,https://example.com/absentee,https://example.com/am-i-registered,https://www.vote.virginia.gov/,https://www.vote.virginia.gov/,This is an emergency notification for this election.,https://www.yadayada.gov,https://example.com/elections,https://example.com/registration,https://example.com/rules,https://example.com/what-is-on-my-ballot,https://example.com/where-do-i-vote
ea345,https://example.com/absentee2,https://example.com/am-i-registered2,https://example.com/elections2,https://example.com/registration2,,,https://example.com/rules2,https://example.com/what-is-on-my-ballot2,https://example.com/where-do-i-vote2
ea625,https://example.com/absentee3,https://example.com/am-i-registered3,https://example.com/elections3,https://example.com/registration3,This is an emergency notification for this election.,,https://example.com/rules3,https://example.com/what-is-on-my-ballot3,https://example.com/where-do-i-vote3
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department¶
| Tag | Data Type | Required? | Repeats? | Description | Error Handling |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| contact_information | contact_information | Optional | Single | Contact and physical address information for the election administration body (see contact_information). | If the element is invalid or not present, then the implementation is required to ignore it. |
| election_official_person_id | xs:IDREF |
Optional | Single | The individual to contact at the election administration office. The specified person should be the election official. | If the field is invalid or not present, then the implementation is required to ignore it. |
| voter_service | multi-csv-voter-service | Optional | Repeats | The types of services and appropriate contact individual available to voters. | If the element is invalid or not present, then the implementation is required to ignore it. |
1 2 3 4 5 | id,election_official_person_id,election_administration_id
dep01,per50002,ea123
dep02,per50002,ea345
dep03,per50002,ea625
dep04,per50002,ea625
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voter_service¶
| Tag | Data Type | Required? | Repeats? | Description | Error Handling |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| contact_information | contact_information | Optional | Single | The contact for a particular voter service. | If the element is invalid or not present, then the implementation is required to ignore it. |
| description | xs:string |
Optional | Single | Long description of the services available. | If the element is invalid or not present, then the implementation is required to ignore it. |
| election_official_person_id | xs:IDREF |
Optional | Single | The authority for a particular voter service. | If the field is invalid or not present, then the implementation is required to ignore it. |
| type | voter_service_type | Optional | Single | The type of voter service. | If the field is invalid or not present, then the implementation is required to ignore it. |
| other_type | xs:string |
Optional | Single | If Type is “other”, OtherType allows for cataloging another type of voter service. | If the field is invalid or not present, then the implementation is required to ignore it. |
1 2 3 4 5 6 | id,description,election_official_person_id,type,other_type,department_id
vs01,A service we provide,per50002,other,overseas-voting,dep01
vs00,Elections notifications,per50002,other,voter-registration,dep02
vs02,Pencil sharpening,per50002,other,office-help,dep03
vs03,Guided hike to polling place,per50002,other,polling-places,dep03
vs04,Bike messenger ballot delivery,per50002,other,absentee-ballots,dep03
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contact_information¶
For defining contact information about objects such as persons, boards of authorities,
organizations, etc. ContactInformation is always a sub-element of another object (e.g.
election_administration, office,
person, source). ContactInformation has an optional attribute
label, which allows the feed to refer back to the original label for the information
(e.g. if the contact information came from a CSV, label may refer to a row ID).
| Tag | Data Type | Required? | Repeats? | Description | Error Handling |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| address_line | xs:string |
Optional | Repeats | The “location” portion of a mailing address. See usage note. | If the field is invalid or not present, then the implementation is required to ignore it. |
| directions | xs:string |
Optional | Single | Specifies further instructions for locating this entity. | If the element is invalid or not present, then the implementation is required to ignore it. |
xs:string |
Optional | Repeats | An email address for the contact. | If the field is invalid or not present, then the implementation is required to ignore it. | |
| fax | xs:string |
Optional | Repeats | A fax line for the contact. | If the field is invalid or not present, then the implementation is required to ignore it. |
| hours | xs:string |
Optional | Single | Contains the hours (in local time) that the location is open (NB: this element is deprecated in favor of the more structured :ref:`multi-csv-hours-open` element. It is strongly encouraged that data providers move toward contributing hours in this format). | If the element is invalid or not present, then the implementation is required to ignore it. |
| hours_open_id | xs:IDREF |
Optional | Single | References an hours_open element, which lists the hours of operation for a location. | If the field is invalid or not present, then the implementation is required to ignore it. |
| lat_long | lat_long | Optional | Single | Specifies the latitude and longitude of this entity. | If the element is invalid or not present, then the implementation is required to ignore it. |
| name | xs:string |
Optional | Single | The name of the location or contact. See usage note. | If the field is invalid or not present, then the implementation is required to ignore it. |
| phone | xs:string |
Optional | Repeats | A phone number for the contact. | If the field is invalid or not present, then the implementation is required to ignore it. |
| uri | xs:anyURI |
Optional | Repeats | An informational URI for the contact or location. | If the field is invalid or not present, then the implementation is required to ignore it. |
1 2 3 | id,address_line_1,address_line_2,address_line_3,directions,email,fax,hours,hours_open_id,latitude,longitude,latlng_source,name,phone,uri,parent_id
ci0827,The White House,1600 Pennsylvania Ave,,,josh@example.com,,Early to very late,,,,,Josh Lyman,555-111-2222,http://lemonlyman.example.com,off001
ci0828,The White House,1600 Pennsylvania Ave,,,josh@example.com,,Early to very late,,,,,Josh Lyman,555-111-2222,http://lemonlyman.example.com,vs01
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election_notice¶
| Tag | Data Type | Required? | Repeats? | Description | Error Handling |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| election_notice_text | xs:string |
Required | Single | The last minute or emergency notification text should be placed here. | If the element is invalid, then the
implementation is required to ignore the
ElectionNotice element containing
it. |
| election_notice_uri | xs:string |
Optional | Single | Optional URL for additional information related to the last minute or emergency notification. | If the field is invalid or not present, then the implementation is required to ignore it. |
voter_service¶
| Tag | Data Type | Required? | Repeats? | Description | Error Handling |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| contact_information | contact_information | Optional | Single | The contact for a particular voter service. | If the element is invalid or not present, then the implementation is required to ignore it. |
| description | xs:string |
Optional | Single | Long description of the services available. | If the element is invalid or not present, then the implementation is required to ignore it. |
| election_official_person_id | xs:IDREF |
Optional | Single | The authority for a particular voter service. | If the field is invalid or not present, then the implementation is required to ignore it. |
| type | voter_service_type | Optional | Single | The type of voter service. | If the field is invalid or not present, then the implementation is required to ignore it. |
| other_type | xs:string |
Optional | Single | If Type is “other”, OtherType allows for cataloging another type of voter service. | If the field is invalid or not present, then the implementation is required to ignore it. |
1 2 3 4 5 6 | id,description,election_official_person_id,type,other_type,department_id
vs01,A service we provide,per50002,other,overseas-voting,dep01
vs00,Elections notifications,per50002,other,voter-registration,dep02
vs02,Pencil sharpening,per50002,other,office-help,dep03
vs03,Guided hike to polling place,per50002,other,polling-places,dep03
vs04,Bike messenger ballot delivery,per50002,other,absentee-ballots,dep03
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