CDF ERR Export

The full election tally reports can be exported as JSON Election Results Reporting CDF results. The feature is only available for the full election results and not grouped or filtered results. The export follows the CDF specification without extensions. The CDF fields are used as follows:

CDF Attribute	Usage
ElectionReport.Format	Fixed to "summary-contest"
ElectionReport.IsTest	true or false depending on whether VxAdmin was in test ballot mode
ElectionReport.SequenceStart	Fixed to 1
ElectionReport.SequenceEnd	Fixed to 1
ElectionReport.GeneratedDate	The generated timestamp of the report
ElectionReport.Issuer	The county name
ElectionReport.IssuerAbbreviation	The county identifier formatted as an NCName ID
ElectionReport.VendorApplicationId	"VxAdmin, version <code version>" where code version is the software version of the system e.g. "v4"
ElectionReport.Status	If the election has been marked as official in VxAdmin, "certified", otherwise "unofficial-complete"
Party.@id	The party identifier
Party.Name	The short name of the party e.g. "Libertarian"
Party.Abbreviation	The party abbreviation e.g. "L"
Election.StartDate	The date of the election
Election.EndDate	The date of the election
Election.Name	The title of the election
Election.ElectionScopeId	The state name formatted as an NCName ID
Election.Type	Either "general" or "primary"
BallotCounts.Type	Fixed to "total"
BallotCounts.GpUnitId	The county identifier formatted as an NCName ID
BallotCounts.BallotsCast	The total ballot count for the election
Candidate.@id	The candidate identifier formatted as an NCName ID
Candidate.PartyId	The candidate's party identifier formatted as an NCName ID
Candidate.BallotName	The candidate's name as it appears on the ballot in English
Contest.@id	The contest identifier formatted as an NCName ID
Contest.Name	The contest title
Contest.ElectionDistrictId	The district identifier of the contest's associated district formatted as an NCName ID
ContestSelection.@id	The option identifier formatted as an NCName ID
BallotMeasureSelection.Selection	The option label as it appears on the ballot in English
CandidateSelection.IsWriteIn	true or false depending on whether the candidate is a write-in candidate
VoteCounts.Count	The vote count for the specific contest selection
VoteCounts.Type	Fixed to "total"
VoteCounts.GpUnitId	The district identifier of the contest's associated district formatted as an NCName ID
OtherCounts.Overvotes	The overvote count
OtherCounts.Undervotes	The undervote count
OtherCounts.GpUnitId	The district identifier of the contest's associated district formatted as an NCName ID
GpUnit.@id	The county, state, or district identifier formatted as an NCName ID
GpUnit.Name	The county, state, or district name
GpUnit.Type	"state", "county", or for districts, "other"
GpUnit.ComposingGpUnitIds	State: only the county identifier County: all district identifiers

The Election Results Reporting CDF requires that identifiers be in NCName ID format, so all identifiers from the election definition are re-formatted to be compliant. For example, "Sample County" becomes "vx_sample-county".