Rhode Island

[kcoronel]

Overview

The database or data has some formatting or other issues that need to be resolved before it can be imported.

Action Items

• [x] Data Collection Design
  • [x] Review Secretary of State Website
  • [x] Call a County starting from the first until you reach one that can validate the data with you.
    • [x] Checking the data that we have is correct
    • [x] Gathering data for fields that are empty
    • [x] Asking if there is anything else we should know
  • [x] Update Location Validation Test Sheet
  • [x] Edit the issue Action Items to reflect findings
• [x] Data Scientist/Scrapers
  • [x] Add the following columns to your data schema
    • [x] display_notes
    • [x] where
    • [x] start_date
    • [x] accessibility
  • [x] Delete the following fields
    • [x] field 23
    • [x] latitude
    • [x] longitude
    • [x] social
    • [x] state and counties and county reps copy
  • [x] Rename the following fields
    • [x] validate_url to source_data
  • [x] If Hours are available add them to the sheet by using the following convention (removing any info about days they are closed e.g. closed sat and sun, unless it refers to a specific date they are closed): MONDAY-FRIDAY:1:00 PM-4:30PM or Monday-Friday:7:00-12:00
• [x] Address fields needs to be broken up into individual components (address_1 and address_2)

  • address_1 = Street name and address #
  • address_2 = suite # or room #, etc
  • city = city name
  • state = state name spelled out
  • state_2 = two-letter abbreviation for the address (for some states the location is in a different state than the voting district (crazy I know. But this is why there is a state field separate which is supposed to be the state spelled out and that is the jurisdiction, not the physical location)

Resources

Google Sheet

[kcoronel]

ATTENTION: Voters may utilize any drop box in any Rhode Island City/Town Hall. The drop box does not need to be in the City/Town where you reside and are registered. In addition, the Board voted to allow drop boxes in every polling location. Voters may place the completed oath envelope with the enclosed voted ballot in the drop box of his/her choosing.

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I have copied this state's data for review and import into the production database. Do not make any further changes to this state's data in Google Drive.