No matching `Candidate` `ObjectId` for one `Contest` `CandidateIds` for single candidate contest of vote variation majority: potential data issue?

[mattbeattie]

This may be a potential data error, but I wanted to check. See the EDF here: https://github.com/TrustTheVote-Project/NIST-1500-100-103-examples/blob/main/NIST_1500-100/version_2/single_candidate_contest.xml

The Contest lists several candidates:

• Candidate candidate_alpha matches a Candidate element with the same ObjectId. This is expected.
• Candidate beta_for_mayor does not match any Candidate element. There is a Candidate with ObjectId candidate_beta; however, it doesn't directly match.

Can you confirm this is a data issue, and if so, update the EDF accordingly?

[mattbeattie]

For any candidate, will the ObjectId always equal the CandidateIds value? For example:

<ContestSelection xsi:type="CandidateSelection" ObjectId="alpha_for_mayor">
    <SequenceOrder>1</SequenceOrder>
    <CandidateIds>candidate_alpha</CandidateIds>
</ContestSelection>
<ContestSelection xsi:type="CandidateSelection" ObjectId="beta_for_mayor">
    <SequenceOrder>2</SequenceOrder>
    <CandidateIds>beta_for_mayor</CandidateIds>
</ContestSelection>
<ContestSelection xsi:type="CandidateSelection" ObjectId="mayor_writein">
    <SequenceOrder>3</SequenceOrder>
    <IsWriteIn>true</IsWriteIn>
</ContestSelection>

For the first candidate:

• The ObjectId (alpha_for_mayor) doesn't match anything
• The CandidateIds value matches the Candidate ObjectId

For the second candidate:

• The ObjectId (beta_for_mayor) matches the CandidateIds value
• That value doesn't match anything else

What's the difference between the two values? Which one should be used to match the Candidate's ObjectId? Does the other have any significance, or can we effectively discard it?