electoral_district¶
The ElectoralDistrict
object represents the geographic area in which contests are held. Examples
of ElectoralDistrict
include: “the state of Maryland”, “Virginia’s 5th Congressional District”,
or “Union School District”. The geographic area that comprises a ElectoralDistrict
is defined by
which precincts link to the ElectoralDistrict
.
Tag | Data Type | Required? | Repeats? | Description | Error Handling |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
external_identifiers | external_identifiers | Optional | Single | Other identifiers that link to external datasets (e.g. `OCD-IDs`_) | If the element is invalid or not present, then the implementation is required to ignore it. |
name | xs:string |
Required | Single | Specifies the electoral area’s name. | If the field is invalid or not present,
then the implementation is required to
ignore the ElectoralDistrict object
containing it. |
number | xs:integer |
Optional | Single | Specifies the district number of the district (e.g. 34, in the case of the 34th State Senate District). If a number is not applicable, instead of leaving the field blank, leave this field out of the object; empty strings are not valid for xs:integer fields. | If the field is invalid or not present, then the implementation is required to ignore it. |
type | district_type | Required | Single | Specifies the type of electoral area. | If the field is invalid or not present,
then the implementation is required to
ignore the ElectoralDistrict object
containing it. |
other_type | xs:string |
Optional | Single | Allows for cataloging a new
district_type 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 | id,external_identifier_type,external_identifier_othertype,external_identifier_value,name,number,type,other_type
ed001,ocd-id,,ocd-division/country:us/state:ny/borough:brooklyn,Brooklyn,1,borough,
ed002,other,community-board,4,CB 4,2,other,community-board
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