Reportingunittype

Definition

Used in request and response messages. Enumeration for the type of geopolitical unit, used in the Type sub-element in the ReportingUnit element. Name Value ballot-batch Used for reporting batches of ballots that may cross precinct boundaries. ballot-style-area Used for ballot style areas generally composed of precincts. borough Used in CT, NJ, PA, other states, and New York City for boroughs. For AK and LA, see county. city Used for a city that reports results and/or for the district that encompasses it. city-council Used for city council districts. combined-precinct Used for one or more precincts that have been combined for the purposes of reporting. Used for “Ward” if “Ward” is used interchangeably with “CombinedPrecinct”. congressional Used for U. S. Congressional districts. county Used for a county and/or for the district that encompasses it. In AK, used for counties that are called boroughs. In LA, used for parishes. county-council Used for county council districts. drop-box Used for a dropbox for absentee ballots. judicial Used for judicial districts. municipality Used as applicable for various units such as towns, townships, villages that report votes and/or for the district that encompasses it. polling-place Used for a polling place. precinct Used also for “Ward” or “District” when these terms are used interchangeably with “Precinct”. school Used for a school district. special Used for a special district. split-precinct Used for splits of precincts. state Used for a state and/or for the district that encompasses it. state-house Used for a state house or assembly district. state-senate Used for a state senate district. town Used in some New England states as a type of municipality that reports votes and/or for the district that encompasses it. township Used in some mid-western states as a type of municipality that reports votes and/or for the district that encompasses it. utility Used for a utility district. village Used as a type of municipality that reports votes and/or for the district that encompasses it. vote-center Used for a vote center. ward Used for combinations or groupings of precincts or other units. water Used for a water district. other Used for other types of reporting units not included in this enumeration.