Voting - NIST Special Publication 1500-102 Voter Records Interchange Common Data Format Specification Version 1
This repository holds the NIST Special Publication 1500-102 Voter Records Interchange (VRI) Common Data Format Specification Version 1 and supporting files. Besides the PDF and Word versions of the specification located in this repository, there is an HTML version at
https://pages.nist.gov/VoterRecordsInterchange
The VRI specification is also available using the following Digital Object Identifier (DOI):
https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.SP.1500-102
The VRI specification supports the following use cases:
- OVR Submission: Digital VR applications forms transmitted within state OVR systems or to state OVR systems by third-party OVR systems, following the formats of the NVRA and FPCA voter registration application forms, including state-specific additions to these forms.
- VR Update Submission: Similar application forms including: voter registration update (change of name, change of address), change of voter status, and absentee ballot request.
- OVR Transfer: Subsets of such applications used for third-party OVR assistant organizations to transfer users and user data to state OVR systems.
- Voter Records Lookup: Requests for information regarding voter records within a VR system, or between a VR system and a third party.
There is a "flattened" version of the XML schema included in this repository; the .zip includes the other XML schemas that are normally referenced by URL or DOI.
Please contact John Wack or John Dziurlaj for more information.
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| NVRA-PDF-examples | Examples of VRI CDF using OH VR form |
| VA-examples | Examples of absentee use-case in VA |
| VRI_UML_Documentation_files | Images of UML classes |
| Flattened VRI XML schema.zip | Flattened version of the XML schema and external schemas |
| NIST.SP.1500-102-rev.docm | Word version of VRI specification |
| NIST.SP.1500-102-rev.pdf | PDF version of VRI specification |
| NIST_V0_voter_records_interchange.json | VRI JSON schema |
| NIST_V0_voter_records_interchange.xsd | VRI XML schema |
| VRI Implementation.xml | MagicDraw UML Model |
| VRI_UML_Documentation.md | UML Documentation |
| VoterRecordsRequest.png | Image of Voter Records Request model |
| VoterRecordsResponse.png | Image of Voter Records Response model |