CountStatus

AI-generated Key Takeaways

• CountStatus is an entity used exclusively with election results feeds to report on the counting status of various items like ballot types or write-ins.

• CountStatus includes elements like Status to indicate the stage of the count (e.g., completed, in-process) and Type to specify the item being counted (e.g., early, election-day).

• If the Type of item isn't listed in the predefined enumeration, use other for the Type element and specify the custom type in the OtherType element.

• CountStatus is included within Contest, Election, and GpUnit entities.

Note: This entity is only used with election results feeds. It isn't used with the pre-election data or officeholder feed types.

Use CountStatus to report on the counting status for various items, such as ballot types or write-ins, or whether the counts are in progress, not yet started, or completed. The Contest, Election, and GpUnit entities include CountStatus.

Elements

The following table describes the elements for CountStatus:

Element	Multiplicity	Type	Description
Status	1	CountItemStatus	The status of the count.
Type	1	CountItemType	The type of item being counted. If the type for a CountStatus item isn't listed in the CountItemType enumeration, set Type to other and include the custom type in OtherType.
OtherType	0 or 1	string	Used when Type is other to specify the status of what's being counted.

Examples

XML

    <CountStatus>
      <Status>completed</Status>
      <Type>early</Type>
    </CountStatus>

    <CountStatus>
      <Status>in-process</Status>
      <Type>election-day</Type>
    </CountStatus>

JSON

    "CountStatus": [
      {
        "Status": "completed",
        "Type": "early"
      }
    ]

    "CountStatus": [
      {
        "Status": "in-process",
        "Type": "election-day"
      }
    ]