Page Summary
-
This entity is only used in metadata feeds and not with pre-election, election, or officeholder feeds.
-
It indicates how long the feed is valid for.
-
The three possible values are
limited,yearly, andevergreen, each with a different description and valid feed types.
Indicates how long the feed is valid for.
| Enum value | Description |
|---|---|
limited |
A feed that is limited to a small set of related
ElectionEvents that occur over a short time period, such as
the Mexico State General Elections for President, Federal Deputy,
Senator, and Vice President that occur on June 02, 2024. Valid for
pre-election or election-results feed
types. |
yearly |
A feed that contains multiple unrelated sets of
ElectionEvents that occur throughout a single calendar
year, such as all federal and state elections in the United States in
2024. Valid only for the pre-election feed type. |
evergreen |
A feed that is continuously updated and never expires. Valid for
officeholder, election-dates,
voter-information, and committee feed types.
|
Removing entities from feeds
The rules for when entities can be removed from a feed depend on its longevity:
evergreenfeeds: Entities with end dates (such as elections, officeholder tenures, party leadership tenures, and election-specific voter info) and related entities can be safely removed fromevergreenfeeds 60 days after they have ended or 60 days after that end date was added to the feed, whichever is latest.limitedandyearlyfeeds: Entities shouldn't be removed from alimitedoryearlyfeed at all unless they were added in error.