> [!NOTE]
> **Note:** This enumeration is only used with election results feeds. It isn't used with the pre-election data or officeholder feed types.

This enumeration is for the items that are counted during the course of an
election and for which the status of the counts are of interest. Used in the
[`Counts`](https://developers.google.com/civics-data/reference/counts) and
[`CountStatus`](https://developers.google.com/civics-data/reference/count-status) elements.

The following table describes the values for `CountItemType`:

| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| `absentee` | For general absentee ballots without a more specific type. |
| `absentee-in-person` | For absentee ballots that are cast in-person, such as at a city office. |
| `absentee-mail` | For absentee ballots submitted by postal mail. |
| `early` | For ballots cast during early voting periods. |
| `election-day` | For ballots cast on election day. |
| `provisional` | For challenged ballots. |
| `total` | For the total of all ballot types. |
| `write-in` | For write-ins on ballots. |
| `other` | The count is a type that isn't included in this enumeration. If used, provide the item's custom type in an `OtherType` element. |

## Result tabulation types

The following table lists enumerations for the election results reported by
[`VoteCounts`](https://developers.google.com/civics-data/reference/counts#vote-counts).

> [!NOTE]
> **Note:** The `total` element is the only result tabulation that's defined as `Type` in this table. The rest use `OtherType`.

| Type | Description | Sample XML |
|---|---|---|
| `total` | The count of votes cast for one votable. | ``` <VoteCounts> <GpUnitId>ru-001</GpUnitId> <Type>total</Type> <Count>6173433</Count> </VoteCounts> ``` |
| `total-percent` | The percent of votes cast for one votable, as a number between 0 and 100. For example, report 24.2% as `24.2` and not 0.242. | ``` <VoteCounts> <GpUnitId>ru-de-999</GpUnitId> <Type>other</Type> <OtherType>total-percent</OtherType> <Count>24.2</Count> </VoteCounts> ``` |
| `seats-won` | The number of seats for each party that have been declared winners. | ``` <VoteCounts> <GpUnitId>ru-eu-999</GpUnitId> <Type>other</Type> <OtherType>seats-won</OtherType> <Count>2</Count> </VoteCounts> ``` |
| `seats-leading` | The number of seats that are currently in the lead but haven't been declared winners. | ``` <VoteCounts> <GpUnitId>ru-eu-999</GpUnitId> <Type>other</Type> <OtherType>seats-leading</OtherType> <Count>2</Count> </VoteCounts> ``` |
| `seats-no-election` | Seats held that aren't up for election in this contest. | ``` <VoteCounts> <GpUnitId>ru-eu-999</GpUnitId> <Type>other</Type> <OtherType>seats-no-election</OtherType> <Count>2</Count> </VoteCounts> ``` |
| `seats-total` | A summation of seat types. | ``` <VoteCounts> <GpUnitId>ru-eu-999</GpUnitId> <Type>other</Type> <OtherType>seats-total</OtherType> <Count>2</Count> </VoteCounts> ``` |
| `seats-delta` | \[Deprecated - to be removed July 1, 2026\] Change in number of seats due to this election (using the previous election as a baseline and includes runoffs). This ignores by-elections and other events between the current and previous election. Also known as a Mandate Seats Delta. Can be positive or negative. | ``` <VoteCounts> <GpUnitId>ru-eu-999</GpUnitId> <Type>other</Type> <OtherType>seats-delta</OtherType> <Count>2</Count> </VoteCounts> ``` |
| `seats-delta-mandate` | Change in number of seats due to this election (using the previous election as a baseline and includes runoffs). This ignores by-elections and other events between the current and previous election. Can be positive or negative. | ``` <VoteCounts> <GpUnitId>ru-eu-999</GpUnitId> <Type>other</Type> <OtherType>seats-delta-mandate</OtherType> <Count>2</Count> </VoteCounts> ``` |
| `seats-delta-institutional` | Optional field. Change in number of seats due to this election (using the most recent officeholders feed as a baseline). Can be positive or negative. | ``` <VoteCounts> <GpUnitId>ru-eu-999</GpUnitId> <Type>other</Type> <OtherType>seats-delta-institutional</OtherType> <Count>2</Count> </VoteCounts> ``` |