The Voting OSID defines a means of holding elections.
Ballots
Ballots are the central
OsidGovernator for the Voting OSID. Ballots
are the focal point for a set of rules that govern
the operation of an election. Ballots are
also Temporal where voting occurs within a
fixed period of time. The Voting OSID makes available
Ballots which are active (open for voting),
Ballots of past elections, and
Ballots representing scheduled elections in the
future.
Races
Ballots are composed of Races.
A Race aggregates a set of
Candidates. Races are constrained
to a single Ballot but are also
OsidGovernators to encapsulate the rules governing
a specific race.
Candidates
A Candidate is something to vote for in
a Race on a Ballot. A
Candidate is an OsidRelationship
between a Resource and a Race.
Votes
A Vote is cast by a voter for a
Candidate. A Vote is an
OsidRelationship between the voter and a
Candidate . Some Ballots may permit
multiple votes to be cast for a Candidate.
A VoterAllocation manages these limits.
Polls Cataloging
Ballots, Races,
Candidates, and Votes may be
organized into federateable Poll catalogs.
Sub Packages
The Voting OSID includes a Voting Rules OSID for
managing the constraints and processing of Ballots
and Races in an election. It also
contains a Voting Batch OSID for bulk administration.
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