BallotInfo Types Comparison

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Contents 1 Purpose 2 Election Level Fields 3 Contest Level Fields 4 Candidate Level Fields

Purpose

This page compares the BallotInfo types currently implemented in the Tabulator Prototype. These three types: jurisdiction slates, precinct contestlists, and ballot counter totals, contain a slightly different set of fields as broken down in the tables below.

Election Level Fields

	Jurisdiction Slates	Precinct Contestlists	Ballot Counter Totals
display_name	yes	yes	yes
contest_list	yes	yes	yes
number_of_precincts	yes	yes	yes
registered_voters	yes	yes	yes
jurisdiction_display_name	yes	no	no
vote_type	no	no	yes
prec_ident	no	no	yes

Contest Level Fields

	Jurisdiction Slates	Precinct Contestlists	Ballot Counter Totals
display_name	yes	yes	yes
ident	yes	yes	yes
candidates	yes	yes	yes
district_ident	yes	yes	yes
voting_method_ident	no	no	yes
uncounted_ballots	no	no	yes
blank_votes	no	no	yes
over_votes	no	no	yes
total_votes	no	no	yes

Candidate Level Fields

	Jurisdiction Slates	Precinct Contestlists	Ballot Counter Totals
display_name	yes	yes	yes
ident	yes	yes	yes
party_ident	yes	yes	yes
count	no	no	yes