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.
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 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