Glossary

General Information

DB-ID

Automatically generated consecutive number

Original Name

The name of the election in the countries national language

English Name

Translation of the title of the election into English

Level

Elections can be distinguished into five levels:
1 = elections at the national level (please differentiate from nation-wide elections)
2 = elections at the regional and local (municipal) level
3 = elections in organisations, associations and corporations
4 = shadow and parallel elections
5 = technical test

Country

The country where the election took place

Region

The region where the election took place. (If the election was held in the whole country, this field is left empty.)

Binding

The results of a binding election are compulsory for the politicians.
1 = binding
0 = non-binding

Shadow election

In shadow elections e-voting is tested in parallel to the real election on paper. The electronic results are not binding.

Start Date

Begin of the electronic vote cast

End Date

End of the electronic vote cast

Election Period

Number of days of the election period

When did the electronic vote cast take place?

There are five possibilities:
- before
- before and during
- during
- during and after
- after
the official election period