Used in request and response messages. Enumeration for election data-related codes in the ExternalIdentifier class. Name Value fips For FIPS codes. local-level For a code that is specific to a county or other similar locality. national-level For a code that is used at the national level other than ocd-id. ocd-id For Open Civic Data identifiers. state-level For a code that is specific to a state. other Used when the type of code is not included in this enumeration.
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Used in request and response messages. Enumeration for election data-related codes in the ExternalIdentifier class. Name Value fips For FIPS codes. local-level For a code that is specific to a county or other similar locality. national-level For a code that is used at the national level other than ocd-id. ocd-id For Open Civic Data identifiers. state-level For a code that is specific to a state. other Used when the type of code is not included in this enumeration.
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Election Security Glossary. (2026). Identifiertype. In Election Security Glossary. Retrieved August 20, 2026, from https://electionsecurityglossary.com/glossary/identifiertype
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