RetentionContest

A contest where voters vote to retain or recall a current office holder.

Fields

Information about the 12 fields and the definitions of any abbreviated values.

created_at Date (with time)

The date and time of creation.

description Text

Text describing the purpose and/or potential outcomes of the contest, not necessarily as it appears on the ballot.

division_id String (up to 300)

Reference to the Division that defines the political geography of the contest, e.g., a specific Congressional or State Senate district. Should be a subdivision of the Division referenced by the contest's Election.

election_id String (up to 49)

Reference to the Election in which the contest is decided.

extras A JSON object

A key-value store for storing arbitrary information not covered elsewhere.

id String (up to 48)

Open Civic Data-style id in the format ``ocd-contest/{{uuid}}``.

locked_fields Array of Text

membership_id String (up to 51)

Reference to the Membership that represents the tenure of a person in a specific public office.

name String (up to 300)

Name of the contest, not necessarily as it appears on the ballot.

requirement String (up to 300)

The threshold of votes need in order to retain the officeholder.

runoff_for_contest_id String (up to 48)

If this contest is a runoff to determine the outcome of a previously undecided contest, reference to that RetentionContest.

updated_at Date (with time)

The date and time of the last update.