> [!NOTE]
> **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`](https://developers.google.com/civics-data/reference/contest),
[`Election`](https://developers.google.com/civics-data/reference/election), and
[`GpUnit`](https://developers.google.com/civics-data/reference/gp-unit) entities include `CountStatus`.

## Elements

The following table describes the elements for `CountStatus`:

| Element | Multiplicity | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `Status` | 1 | [`CountItemStatus`](https://developers.google.com/civics-data/reference/count-item-status) | The status of the count. |
| `Type` | 1 | [`CountItemType`](https://developers.google.com/civics-data/reference/count-item-type) | 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`](https://developers.google.com/civics-data/reference/simple-data-types#xs-string) | Used when `Type` is `other` to specify the status of what's being counted. |

## Examples

### XML

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

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