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