May 19, 2009, Special Election
Election Night Data–Feed Information

Test Data

The data in the test files are randomly generated, until May 19, 2009, for use in application testing by Secretary of State staff and clients.

The data does not represent projected outcomes in any contest.

User Guide

Election Night Data–Feed User Guide (pdf ~537KB)

Current Sample Files (as of April 21, 2009)

For details on these files download the Election Night Data–Feed User Guide (pdf ~528 KB) (updated: April 10, 2009)

ASCII Files

V09SS.txt - The votes results file
R09SS.txt - List of races
C09SS.txt - List of candidates and/or short proposition names
P09SS.txt - List of Precincts
S09SS.txt - List of Counties

XML Files

This file contains sample XML results as well as sample stylesheets and xsd files for validating the results.

XML Developer Files - XML development information (updated: April 10, 2009)

System Test Schedule

Election Night System Test Schedule
Date: Time:

Wednesday, April 29 8:00 a.m. to noon PST

Wednesday, May 6 8:00 a.m. to noon PST

Wednesday, May 13 8:00 a.m. to noon PST

Saturday, May 16 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. PST

Election Night System Test Schedule
Date:	Time:
Wednesday, April 29	8:00 a.m. to noon PST
Wednesday, May 6	8:00 a.m. to noon PST
Wednesday, May 13	8:00 a.m. to noon PST
Saturday, May 16	8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. PST

This section does not apply for the 2009 Statewide Special Election.

Political Subdivisions (PDF | Word)

Political Subdivisions by County
Counties within Congressional Districts
Counties within State Senate Districts
Counties within Assembly Districts
Counties within Equalization and Courts of Appeal Districts
County Combinations of Assembly, Congressional, Senate, Equalization and Appelate Districts

May 19, 2009, Special Election Election Night Data–Feed Information