ElectoralCommission

Note: This entity is only used in voter information feeds. It isn't used with other feed types as defined in Feed types.

Use ElectoralCommission to describe an electoral commission. The ElectionReport element includes ElectoralCommissionCollection, which contains the full set of ElectoralCommission objects in a voter information feed.

An election commission is a body charged with overseeing the implementation of the electioneering process of any country, state or jurisdiction. The formal names of election commissions vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction, and may be styled an electoral commission, a central or state election commission, or an election board, an electoral council or an electoral court

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Attributes

The following table shows the attributes for ElectoralCommission:

Attribute	Required?	Type	Description
objectId	Required	ID	Unique internal identifier that's used by other elements to reference this element.

Elements

The following table shows the elements for Committee:

Element	Multiplicity	Type	Description
Name	1	InternationalizedText	Official name of the electoral commission.
ContactInformation	0 or more	ContactInformation	Provides various forms of contact information. This element must contain an annotated URI that's annotated with wikipedia to specify the canonical Wikipedia page of the party. Also provide official social media or website URIs for the electoral committee.
ElectoralCommissionWebsite	1 or more	ElectoralCommissionWebsite	The official website for the electoral commission.
ExternalIdentifiers	1	ExternalIdentifiers	Associates an ID with the electoral commission. A stable identifier is required.
ScopeGpUnitIds	1	IDREFS	Contains the objectId elements of any GpUnit elements the electoral commission has jurisdiction over. This is often references to the country, but could be to an administrative area 1 or other district.

Examples

XML

      <ElectoralCommission objectId="ec1">
          <ElectoralCommissionWebsite objectId="ecw1">
              <Uri><![CDATA[https://example.com/electoral-commission]]></Uri>
              <Type>election-authority</Type>
              <IsGeoFenced>false</IsGeoFenced>
              <IsUserInputRequired>false</IsUserInputRequired>
          </ElectoralCommissionWebsite>
          <ExternalIdentifiers>
              <ExternalIdentifier>
                  <Type>other</Type>
                  <OtherType>stable</OtherType>
                  <Value>ec1</Value>
              </ExternalIdentifier>
          </ExternalIdentifiers>
          <ContactInformation label="ci">
              <Uri Annotation="official-youtube">
                  <![CDATA[ https://yt.example.org/channel/electoral-commission ]]>
              </Uri>
              <Uri Annotation="official-facebook">
                  <![CDATA[ https://fb.example.com/electoral-commission ]]>
              </Uri>
              <Uri Annotation="wikipedia">
                  <![CDATA[ https://wikipedia.example.com/electoral-commission ]]>
              </Uri>
          </ContactInformation>
          <ScopeGpUnitIds>ru-1</ScopeGpUnitIds>
      </ElectoralCommission>