Data dictionary: Voting rules

This document lists data points collected by Ballotpedia related to vote by mail and in-person voting for statewide elections.

Ballotpedia defines statewide elections as elections meeting the following criteria: all voters in the state can participate, and all offices or measures up for election are at either the state or federal level.

Data points are per-election, which may include statewide primaries, major party presidential preference primaries, general elections, and any applicable runoffs.

Election Date

  • election_date

  • state

  • district_type

  • election_type

  • election_description

Vote by Mail

Absentee/mail-in voting requirements

  • vote_by_mail:_in-person_request_deadline

  • vote_by_mail:_online_request_deadline

  • vote_by_mail:_mail_request_deadline

  • vote_by_mail:_mail_request_deadline_type

  • vote_by_mail:_in-person_return_deadline

  • vote_by_mail:_mail_return_deadline

  • vote_by_mail:_mail_return_deadline_type

Vote in Person

Voter ID requirements

  • types_of_voter_id_accepted

  • required_materials_url_english

  • required_materials_url_spanish

  • voter_id_required_for_all

  • voter_id_source_english

  • voter_id_source_spanish

  • required_materials

Voter registration requirements

  • In-person deadline

  • Mail deadline

  • Mail registration deadline type

  • Online deadline

  • Election Day registration

  • Registration status URL English

  • Registration status URL Spanish

  • Registration update URL English

  • Registration update URL Spanish

  • Register online URL English

  • Register online URL Spanish

Early voting

  • Early voting start date

  • Early voting end date

Polling information

  • Poll times

  • Voting location URL English

  • Voting location URL Spanish

  • Voter info URL English

  • Voter info URL Spanish

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