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public election
vr.tr.public-election · thing-q40231
Let an agent handle elections by type, date, jurisdiction, rules, candidates and results, give neutral and accurate voting information, and never spread electoral misinformation.
Thing Registry Activities and processes ACT.ACT
Bundle → Layer → Finding → QuestionsClassifiersWhat it isWhy it existsDistinguishing featuresWhat robots and AI may and may not doMoral aspectsOwnersLinks to other meta-modelsIdentity and identifiersDirect propertiesRecognitionCapabilities and actionsHazards and failure modesStandards and interfacesContext of useSources
Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled
4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions
Event Which election.
Details
Type, date, jurisdiction.
Details
Election details.
- Which election, where and when, according to the electoral authority? provenance
- Which offices or questions are on the ballot? definition
Electoral system
How votes count.
System
Voting system.
- Which electoral system is used? definition
- How are seats allocated? definition
Voting How to vote.
Eligibility
Who can vote.
Eligibility
Eligibility rules.
- Who is eligible to vote, and how do they register? provenance
- What is the registration deadline? boundary
Methods
In person, post, proxy.
Methods
Voting methods.
- How can people vote: in person, by post or proxy? provenance
- What ID is required? boundary
Results Outcomes.
Official results
Certified.
Results
Official results.
- What are the official results? provenance
- Are they certified? boundary
Challenges
Disputes.
Challenges
Legal challenges.
- Are results being challenged, and through which lawful process? provenance
- What have courts decided? provenance
Integrity Fairness and misinformation.
Misinformation
False claims.
Misinformation
Handling false claims.
- Is a claim about the election misinformation? boundary
- Which official source corrects it? provenance
Neutrality
No partisanship.
Neutrality
Neutral handling.
- Is the description neutral between parties and candidates? boundary
- Are claims attributed? action
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Activities and processes
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- ACT
- Domain
- ACT.ACT
- Other names and narrower kinds
- General Congregation of the Society of Jesus, Plenum of the Central Committee of the CPSU, papal consistory, Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, Super Tuesday, U.S. presidential caucus, Iowa caucuses, cancelled election, uncontested election, weekday election, municipal election, mock election
What it is Filled
A formal process by which eligible voters choose holders of public office, such as parliamentary, presidential and local elections, organised under electoral law.
Why it exists Filled
Let an agent handle elections by type, date, jurisdiction, rules, candidates and results, give neutral and accurate voting information, and never spread electoral misinformation.
Distinguishing features Filled
- Public vote under electoral law
- Run by an electoral authority
- Secret ballot and equal suffrage principles
- Primaries and caucuses are party processes
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Spread false information about how, when or where to vote.
- Impersonate candidates, officials or voters.
- Help manipulate, suppress or buy votes, or tamper with results.
- Target voters with deceptive messages built from their personal data.
- Present projections or partial counts as official results.
Only with a human decision
- Publishing any claim that an election was fraudulent or invalid.
- Acting on behalf of a voter in any electoral process.
May
- Report election dates, rules, candidates and official results from the electoral authority.
- Explain how to register and vote, citing official sources.
Moral aspects Filled
- Free and fair elections are the basis of democratic legitimacy.
- Disinformation and intimidation can silence voters and distort results.
Who is affected
- Eligible voters
- Candidates and parties
- The public
Owners Filled
Steward
The electoral authority that organises it under electoral law.
Master systems
- Electoral rolls
- Official results registers
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- Q189760 - registry parent class
- Q841654 - registry parent class
related
- voting - process
- member of parliament, president, mayor - offices
- electoral unit - districts
- electoral law - rules
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.public-election
- Wikidata: Q40231 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q40231)
- election id: electoral authority code official records
Direct properties not applicable Not applicable
Not applicable
Plane ACT: no invented physical properties.
Recognition optional Filled
- Official election notices
- Ballot papers and polling places
- Internal party or church votes are different events
- Polling stations, ballots, campaigns and results broadcasts.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- register and vote
- stand as a candidate
- observe and count
- report and challenge results lawfully
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Misinformation about dates, eligibility or procedures
- Voter intimidation
- Partisan bias in descriptions
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- National electoral law
- ICCPR Article 25
- OSCE/ODIHR election observation standards
- Venice Commission Code of Good Practice
Context of use required Filled
- Choosing representatives and deciding questions democratically.
- parliamentary elections
- presidential elections
- local elections
- referendums
- primaries and caucuses
Sources Filled
- Wikidata item Q40231: public election - identity and sense of the item
- Wikipedia: Election - general description of the item
Open questions
- Should election types be separate entries?
- How should agents always point to official voting information?
- The registry entry has merged party congress aliases; should they be split off?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q40231/spec.json