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NIST Voting Common Data Format Test Data - Test Data Sets

The directory for each test election is structured in the following manner.

  • bd_v1 - JSON and XML files in the Ballot Definition v1 specification
  • cvr_v1 - JSON and XML files in the Cast Vote Records v1 specification
    • Some elections may have an additional raw prefixed CVR; this CVR contains a CVRs before Straight Party and Open Primary overvoting contest rules have been applied.
  • eel_v1 - JSON and XML files in the Election Event Logging v1 specification
  • err_v2 - JSON and XML files in the Election Results Reporting v2 specification
    • pe prefixed ERR files are for pre-election use-case and do not contain counts

The table below lists the CDFs exercised by each test data set.

CDF Synthetic Massachussetts
Election GEN-01 GEN-02 GEN-03 PRIM-01 PRIM-02 PRIM-03 22 PRIM 22 GEN
Ballot Definition* x x x x x x
Cast Vote Records x x x x x x
Election Event Logging x
Election Results Reporting v2 with Counts x x x x x x x x
Pre-Election Election Results Reporting v2 x x x x x x
Voter Record Interchange

*Ballot Definition CDF is not currently referenced in VVSG 2.0

The table below shows the different kinds of election types, voting methods and contest types included in each data set.

Factor Synthetic Massachussetts
Election GEN-01 GEN-02 GEN-03 PRIM-01 PRIM-02 PRIM-03 22 PRIM 22 GEN
Closed Primary x x
Open Primary x x
Partisan offices x x x x x x x x
Non-Partisan offices x x x x x
Write-in voting x x x x x x x
Primary presidential delegation nominations x
Candidate Rotation x
Straight Party Voting x
Cross-party endorsement x
Split Precincts x x x
N-of-M, M>1 x x x x x x
Recall issues, with options x
Cumulative
RCV x
Additional Factors
Tickets (multiple candidates same option) x
Combined Precincts x
Headers x x
Languages
Non-English Latin Alphabet* x x x x x x
Logographic
XML Specific
Namespace Prefixes x x
Boolean numeric substition x x x
  • Non-English Latin Alphabet is limited to write-in names only.

Classes Included in Data Sets

The provided tables describe the classes included in each data set, one table per common data format.

Ballot Definition

Class Synthetic
Election GEN-01 GEN-02 GEN-03 PRIM-01 PRIM-02 PRIM-03
AnnotatedString
AnnotatedUri
BallotMeasureContest x x x x x
BallotMeasureSelection x x x x x
BallotStyle x x x x x x
Candidate x x x x x x
CandidateContest x x x x x x
CandidateSelection x x x x x x
Coalition
ContactInformation
Contest x x x x x x
ContestSelection x x x x x x
DateTimeWithZone
Election x x x x x x
ElectionAdministration
ElectionReport
ExternalIdentifier x x x x x x
GpUnit x x x x x x
Header x x
Hours
HtmlColorString
InternationalizedText x x x x x x
LanguageString x x x x x x
LatLng
Office
OfficeGroup
OrderedContent x x x x x x
OrderedContest x x x x x x
OrderedHeader x x
Party x x x x x x
PartyContest
PartyRegistration
PartySelection x
Person
ReportingUnit x x x x x x
RetentionContest
Schedule
ShortString
SpatialDimension
SpatialExtent
Term
TimeWithZone
Ballot Definition Specific
ActivationContest x
ActivationOption x
BallotDefinition x x x x x x
ControllingContest x x
StraightPartyContest x

*(Options mapped as Selections above)

Cast Vote Records

Class Synthetic
Election GEN-01 GEN-02 GEN-03 PRIM-01 PRIM-02 PRIM-03
Annotation
BallotMeasureContest x x x x x
BallotMeasureSelection x x x x x
Candidate x x x x x x
CandidateContest x x x x x x
CandidateSelection x x x x
CastVoteRecordReport x x x x x x
Code
Contest x x x x x x
ContestSelection x x x x x x
CVR x x x x x x
CVRContest x x x x x x
CVRContestSelection x x x x x x
CVRSnapshot x x x x x x
CVRWriteIn x x x x x x
Election x x x x x x
File
FractionalNumber
GpUnit x x x x x x
Hash
Image
ImageData
Party x x x x x x
PartyContest x
PartySelection x
ReportingDevice x x x x x x
RetentionContest
SelectionPosition x x x x x x

Election Event Logging

Class Synthetic
Election GEN-01 GEN-02 GEN-03 PRIM-01 PRIM-02 PRIM-03
Device x
ElectionEventLog x
ElectionEventLogDocumentation x
Event x
EventIdDescription x
EventTypeDescription x

Election Results Reporting

Class Synthetic Massachussets
Election GEN-01 GEN-02 GEN-03 PRIM-01 PRIM-02 PRIM-03 2022 Primary 2022 General
AnnotatedString
AnnotatedUri
BallotCounts x x
BallotMeasureContest x x x x x x
BallotMeasureSelection x x x x x x
BallotStyle x x x x x x x x
Candidate x x x x x x x x
CandidateContest x x x x x x x x
CandidateSelection x x x x x x x x
Coalition
ContactInformation x x
Contest x x x x x x x x
ContestSelection x x x x x x x x
Counts x x x x x x x x
CountStatus
DateTimeWithZone
DeviceClass
Election x x x x x x x x
ElectionAdministration
ElectionReport x x x x x x x x
ExternalIdentifier x x x x x x
GpUnit x x x x x x x x
Header x x
Hours x x
HtmlColorString
InternationalizedText x x x x x x x x
LanguageString x x x x x x x x
LatLng
Office
OfficeGroup
OrderedContent x x x x x x x x
OrderedContest x x x x x x x x
OrderedHeader x x
OtherCounts x x x x x x x x
Party x x x x x x x x
PartyContest x
PartyRegistration
PartySelection x
Person
ReportingDevice
ReportingUnit x x x x x x x x
RetentionContest
Schedule x x
ShortString
SpatialDimension
SpatialExtent
Term
TimeWithZone
VoteCounts x x x x x x x x