> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://developer.ballotpedia.org/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://developer.ballotpedia.org/release-notes/release-notes-2026-09-25.md).

# Release notes 2026-09-25

These updates apply to the *elections\_by\_state* and *elections\_by\_point* endpoints.

Additional "disclaimer" values will be provided where relevant, which provide further detail from Ballotpedia research staff about various edge cases and unique situations, either related to a whole Race, or one part of the Race (a Stage).

Example:

```
"race_disclaimers": [
    {
        "id": 26,
        "sort": 1,
        "text": "This special primary was scheduled to fill a vacancy in nomination due to the death of Lindsey Graham (R)."
    }
],
"stage_disclaimers": [
    {
        "id": 67,
        "sort": 1,
        "text": "Lorna Westlake withdrew from the general election after winning the Democratic primary. John Barbo was nominated to replace her on the general election ballot."
    }
],
```

In most cases, these values will be NULL.


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