Voting - NIST Special Publication 1500-103 Cast Vote Records Common Data Format Specification Version 1
This repository holds the NIST Special Publication 1500-103 Cast Vote Record (CVR) 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/CastVoteRecords
The CVR specification is also available using the following Digital Object Identifier (DOI):
https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.SP.1500-103
NOTE: the version of the specification located in this repository has some minor documentation corrections that have not been corrected in the DOI version.
The CVR specification supports 3 general use cases:
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Interoperable exports of CVRs from devices such as scanners, DREs (direct record electronic), or other devices that create CVRs and perform contest rule post-processing. Resultant interoperable import into tabulators, such as election management systems (EMS), or import into auditing systems, or import into adjudication systems.
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Interoperable exports of aggregated collections of CVRs from aggregating devices such as EMS.
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Interoperable export of CVRs from adjudication devices.
Please contact John Wack or John Dziurlaj for questions and more information.
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| CastVoteRecords_UML_Documentation_files | Images of UML classes |
| CastVoteRecords.png | Image of Cast Vote Records UML model |
| CastVoteRecords_UML_Documentation.md | UML Documentation |
| NIST.SP.1500-103-rev.docx | Word version of CVR specification |
| NIST.SP.1500-103-rev.pdf | PDF version of CVR specification |
| NIST V1.0 - CastVoteRecords.xml | MagicDraw UML Model |
| NIST_V0_cast_vote_records.json | CVR JSON schema |
| NIST_V0_cast_vote_records.xsd | CVR XML schema |
| example_*.xml | Full listing of examples referenced in specification |