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public election

vr.tr.public-election · ACT.ACT

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

Research draft, second pass

A second pass drafted this model: the structure a model of this thing needs, and what is known about it in the world. The line under this one says how the second half was obtained - researched against sources, or recalled without web access, in which case nothing here was read anywhere and every claim is a lead to verify. Unreviewed either way.

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Researched by: Claude

Purpose and description

Let an agent handle elections by type, date, jurisdiction, rules, candidates and results, give neutral and accurate voting information, and never spread electoral misinformation.

A formal process by which citizens vote to choose representatives or decide questions, such as parliamentary, presidential, local elections and referendums, organised under electoral law.

What it is for: Choosing representatives and deciding questions democratically.

It can be register and vote; stand as a candidate; observe and count; report and challenge results lawfully.

Distinguishing features

Public vote under electoral law

Run by an electoral authority

Secret ballot and equal suffrage principles

Primaries and caucuses are party processes

What it looks like

Polling stations, ballots, campaigns and results broadcasts.

How it is recognised

Official election notices

Ballot papers and polling places

Internal party or church votes are different events

Related models

is a kind of - process

voting

elects - offices

member of parliament, president, mayor

is held in - districts

electoral unit

is governed by - rules

electoral law

In practice

Families and kinds

parliamentary elections

presidential elections

local elections

referendums

primaries and caucuses

Identifiers

election id electoral authority code official records

Standards and regulation

National electoral law

ICCPR Article 25

OSCE/ODIHR election observation standards

Venice Commission Code of Good Practice

Failure modes and hazards

Misinformation about dates, eligibility or procedures

Voter intimidation

Partisan bias in descriptions

Also called

General Congregation of the Society of JesusPlenum of the Central Committee of the CPSUpapal consistoryCongress of the Communist Party of the Soviet UnionSuper TuesdayU.S. presidential caucusIowa caucusescancelled electionuncontested electionweekday electionmunicipal electionmock electionPortuguese local electionsSwedish municipal electionsmunicipal election in Brazilcounty council electionmayoral election in Haifacomarcal council electionsMatzikama Local Municipality electionsCederberg Local Municipality electionsHessequa Local Municipality electionsAlfred Duma Local Municipality elections2004 Thai provincial administrative organisation electionsMogale City Local Municipality electionsAbaqulusi Local Municipality electionsDutch municipal electionsKwaDukuza Local Municipality electionsNtambanana Local Municipality electionsMunicipal elections in AlziraMunicipal elections in DosriusMunicipal elections in MorellaMunicipal elections in Xàtiva2022 Icelandic municipal electionsǃKheis Local Municipality electionsMsukaligwa Local Municipality electionsFrench departmental electionKomae mayoral electionLocal election in Ukrainelocal elections in Saudi Arabiamunicipal election in Denmark

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Where this came from

wikidata · CC0 1.0

Source repository Registry entry point

Drafted structure

Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.

Event Which election.

Election details must be official.

Details

Type, date, jurisdiction.

Details

Election details.

  1. Which election, where and when, according to the electoral authority? provenance
  2. Which offices or questions are on the ballot? definition

Electoral system

How votes count.

System

Voting system.

  1. Which electoral system is used? definition
  2. How are seats allocated? definition
Voting How to vote.

Accurate voting information is vital.

Eligibility

Who can vote.

Eligibility

Eligibility rules.

  1. Who is eligible to vote, and how do they register? provenance
  2. What is the registration deadline? boundary

Methods

In person, post, proxy.

Methods

Voting methods.

  1. How can people vote: in person, by post or proxy? provenance
  2. What ID is required? boundary
Results Outcomes.

Results must be official.

Official results

Certified.

Results

Official results.

  1. What are the official results? provenance
  2. Are they certified? boundary

Challenges

Disputes.

Challenges

Legal challenges.

  1. Are results being challenged, and through which lawful process? provenance
  2. What have courts decided? provenance
Integrity Fairness and misinformation.

Agents must protect electoral integrity.

Misinformation

False claims.

Misinformation

Handling false claims.

  1. Is a claim about the election misinformation? boundary
  2. Which official source corrects it? provenance

Neutrality

No partisanship.

Neutrality

Neutral handling.

  1. Is the description neutral between parties and candidates? boundary
  2. Are claims attributed? action

What the second pass must settle

  • 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?
Draft as JSON