Voter

Alternative Definitions

Definition 2

Used in request and response messages. Contains attributes specific to identifying a voter. Attribute Multiplicity Type Attribute Description {ContactMethod} 0.* ContactMethod How to contact the voter, listed in order of preference. DateOfBirth 0.1 date The voter’s data of birth in YYYY-MM-DD format. Ethnicity 0.1 String The voter’s ethnicity. Gender 0.1 String Older systems may not understand values other than ‘Male’ or ‘Female’ (the only choices available on FPCA). MailingAddress 0.1 Address Where the voter receives postal mail, mapped to the FGDC specification Address classes. {Name} 1 Name Voter’s name. {Party} 0.1 Party Voter’s political party. {PreviousName} 0.1 Name A voter’s previous name. PreviousResidenceAddress 0.1 Address Where the voter was previously registered, mapped to the FGDC specification Address classes. {PreviousSignature} 0.1 Signature Information about a previous voter signature on the registration form. ResidenceAddress 1 Address Where the voter is registered or requests to be registered, mapped to the FGDC specification Address classes. ResidenceAddressIsMailingAddress 0.1 Boolean If set to true, MailingAddress need not be included. {Signature} 0.1 Signature Information about the voter signature on the registration form. {VoterClassification} 0.* VoterClassification How the voter is classified per assertions the voter has made on a registration form. {VoterId} 0.* VoterId Information to provide voter identity.

Source: Voter Records Interchange Common Data Format Specification Version 1.0Type: external

Definition 3

1. A person who is eligible to vote, regardless of whether or not she actually votes. Also ELECTOR. 2 A person who has actually cast a vote, or attempted to cast a vote, in a specific election.

Source: Electronic Voting GlossaryType: external