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Voterrecord

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Used in response messages. Used to represent a voter record stored in a Voter Registration Database (VRDB). VoterRecord optionally contains additional information useful to the voter, including a description of the voter’s polling place, districts associated with the voter’s precinct, or other geopolitical geographies such as the voter’s precinct. Attribute Multiplicity Type Attribute Description {District} 0..* ReportingUnit One or more districts associated with the voter’s precinct. {ElectionAdministration} 0..1 ElectionAdministration The election administration that conducts elections for the voter. HavaIdRequired 0..1 Boolean Indicates that the voter must present identification at the polls per HAVA. {Locality} 0..* ReportingUnit Other geographies such as the voter’s precinct. {PollingLocation} 0..1 ReportingUnit The voter’s polling place. {Voter} 1 Voter For details specific to a particular voter. {VoterParticipation} 0..* VoterParticipation For associating a VoterRecord to elections the voter has participated in. VoterStatus 0..1 VoterStatus The status of the VoterRecord, possibly to indicate the ability to receive a regular ballot. OtherVoterStatus 0..1 String Used when VoterStatus value is other.

Also known asVR · Voter Registration Record · Voter File · Voter Roll · Elector Record · Voter Database Entry
1 sources cited4 related termsReviewed Aug 10, 2026
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Used in response messages. Used to represent a voter record stored in a Voter Registration Database (VRDB). VoterRecord optionally contains additional information useful to the voter, including a description of the voter’s polling place, districts associated with the voter’s precinct, or other geopolitical geographies such as the voter’s precinct. Attribute Multiplicity Type Attribute Description {District} 0..* ReportingUnit One or more districts associated with the voter’s precinct. {ElectionAdministration} 0..1 ElectionAdministration The election administration that conducts elections for the voter. HavaIdRequired 0..1 Boolean Indicates that the voter must present identification at the polls per HAVA. {Locality} 0..* ReportingUnit Other geographies such as the voter’s precinct. {PollingLocation} 0..1 ReportingUnit The voter’s polling place. {Voter} 1 Voter For details specific to a particular voter. {VoterParticipation} 0..* VoterParticipation For associating a VoterRecord to elections the voter has participated in. VoterStatus 0..1 VoterStatus The status of the VoterRecord, possibly to indicate the ability to receive a regular ballot. OtherVoterStatus 0..1 String Used when VoterStatus value is other.

Voter Records Interchange Common Data Format Specification · 2024

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Election Security Glossary. (2026). Voterrecord. In Election Security Glossary. Retrieved August 21, 2026, from https://electionsecurityglossary.com/glossary/voterrecord

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