Use Office to define an office and information associated with its contest. An
office is identified by its electoral district and its office role.
The Office element applies to all feed types but doesn't need to be specified
for a referenda. However, the definition of an office is interpreted differently
based on the feed type. In an election context, an Office represents the title
of the office that's sought, such as "Member of the House of Representatives."
In an officeholder context, it's a specific seat for a single person.
Select one of the following feed types to learn more about how to use Office
with that type of feed.
If a person occupies more than one ongoing position at the same time, be sure to provide information about these multiple offices. For example, if someone is both Chancellor of Germany and Member of the Bundestag, they need to be defined in both offices.
When a person is designated as an officeholder for a new district or a new position, link this person to the new office. Make sure to not reuse an outdated office.
Attributes
The following table describes the attributes for Office:
| Attribute | Required? | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
objectId |
Required | ID |
Unique internal identifier that's used by other elements to reference this element. |
Elements
The following table describes the elements for Office:
| Element | Multiplicity | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
ContactInformation |
0 or more | ContactInformation |
Associates various contact information with the office. If this element is included, only specify information that's related to the office itself, not the candidate or current officeholder. |
ElectoralDistrictId |
0 or 1 | IDREF |
Provide the For the officeholder feed, we expect one Example: The Taiwan legislative election
Another example: US senate officeholder feed
|
ExternalIdentifiers |
1 | ExternalIdentifiers |
Associates an ID with the office. A stable identifier is required. Stable identifiers for offices must be unique across office tenures. For example, each of the following tenures need a distinct office stable identifier:
The |
Name |
1 | InternationalizedText |
Provides the full name of the generic title of this office, but
specific enough to include the jurisdiction of the office. Be sure to
exclude any information that's related to the electoral district. The
Examples:
|
OfficeHolderPersonIds |
1 | IDREFS |
Provide the |
SeatStatus |
0 or 1 | SeatStatus |
The enumerated type of the officeholder's SeatStatus, such as
active or on-leave. The default value is
active if no SeatStatus is specified. |
SelectionMethod |
0 or 1 | OfficeSelectionMethod |
Information on how the officeholder is selected or placed into office. |
Term |
1 | Term |
Provides office term-related information. |
Additional types for ExternalIdentifiers
In the ExternalIdentifiers element of Office, provide additional data with a
Type of other, along with values for OtherType and Value. The following
table shows possible values for these elements:
OtherType |
Example values | Description |
|---|---|---|
jurisdiction-id |
gpu1 |
Required The |
government-body |
United States Senate |
Any governmental, regulatory, or administrative agency, commission, department, court, or other similarly recognized organization or body of a government. Examples include senates, parliaments, ministries, and cabinets (among many others). |
legislative-session |
116th United States Congress |
|
office-level |
Country |
Must be a value from
OfficeLevel.
If none apply, reach out to your Google contact. |
office-role |
upper house |
Required Must be a value from
|
office-seat |
Position 1, Seat 2,
unexpired, special,
Seat 2 special |
Use this to differentiate offices with multiple seats or positions, and for at-large and unexpired offices. |
Examples
XML
<Office objectId="off0">
<ElectoralDistrictId>ru-gpu0</ElectoralDistrictId>
<ExternalIdentifiers>
<ExternalIdentifier>
<Type>other</Type>
<OtherType>stable</OtherType>
<Value>stable-off0</Value>
</ExternalIdentifier>
<ExternalIdentifier>
<Type>other</Type>
<OtherType>office-level</OtherType>
<Value>Administrative Area 1</Value>
</ExternalIdentifier>
<ExternalIdentifier>
<Type>other</Type>
<OtherType>office-role</OtherType>
<Value>upper house</Value>
</ExternalIdentifier>
<ExternalIdentifier>
<Type>other</Type>
<OtherType>government-body</OtherType>
<Value>United States Senate</Value>
</ExternalIdentifier>
<ExternalIdentifier>
<Type>other</Type>
<OtherType>jurisdiction-id</OtherType>
<Value>ru-gpu0</Value>
</ExternalIdentifier>
</ExternalIdentifiers>
<Name>
<Text language="en">United States Senator</Text>
</Name>
<OfficeHolderPersonIds>per0</OfficeHolderPersonIds>
<SelectionMethod>directly-elected</SelectionMethod>
<Term>
<StartDate>2019-01-02</StartDate>
</Term>
</Office>
JSON
"Office": [
{
"objectId": "off0",
"ElectoralDistrictId": "ru-gpu0",
"ExternalIdentifiers": {
"ExternalIdentifier" : [
{
"Type": "other",
"OtherType": "stable",
"Value": "stable-off0"
},
{
"Type": "other",
"OtherType": "office-level",
"Value": "Administrative Area 1"
},
{
"Type": "other",
"OtherType": "office-role",
"Value": "upper house"
},
{
"Type": "other",
"OtherType": "government-body",
"Value": "United States Senate"
},
{
"Type": "other",
"OtherType": "jurisdiction-id",
"Value": "ru-gpu0"
}
]
}
"Name": {
"Text": [
{
"value": "United States Senator",
"language": "en"
}
]
}
"OfficeHolderPersonIds": "per0"
“SelectionMethod”: “directly-elected”
"Term": {
"StartDate": "2019-01-02"
}
}
]