lmullen
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6 years ago We want to fix these to make them as standard as possible, using your judgment as to what the correct spelling is from various sources. This is a lower priority fix than getting the data right.
On Thu, Sep 20, 2018 at 2:15 PM Greta Swain notifications@github.com wrote:
Do we want to keep the spelling of a candidate's name consistent, even if NNV has error/typo? Or are we always using the spelling provided in the "Candidates" heading in NNV?
- NY 15th, District 20 - We have one of the candidates listed as "Enos T. Thropp" (one 'o', two 'p's) which matches the spelling in the NNV "Candidates" heading at the top ( https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/tufts:ny.uscongress20.1816). However, in the footnotes 3 and 9 of this election, and in the previous election ( https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/tufts:ny.uscongress20.1814), he is listed as "Enos T. Throop" (two 'o's and one 'p').
Would we like to fix things like this going forward, or just leave them how they are?
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Do we want to keep the spelling of a candidate's name consistent, even if NNV has error/typo? Or are we always using the spelling provided in the "Candidates" heading in NNV? Or should be go by the spelling on CongBio?
[x] NY 15th, District 20 - We have one of the candidates listed as "Enos T. Thropp" (one 'o', two 'p's) which matches the spelling in the NNV "Candidates" heading at the top. However, in footnotes 3 and 9 of this election, and in the previous election, he is listed as "Enos T. Throop" (two 'o's and one 'p'). CongBio says "THROOP, Enos Thompson" [To fix -> change name to "Enos T. Throop" in data for NY15, Dist. 20]
[x] OH 13th/14th, District 1 - The NNV "Candidates" heading lists him as John MacLean/John MacClean but Phil's handwritten notes below, the footnote for the special election to find his replacement, and our current special elections text all list him as "John McLean." CongBio also says "McLEAN, John." [To fix -> change name to "John McLean" in data for OH 13th Dist. 1, and OH 14th, Dist.1]
The bigger question is: would we like to fix things like this going forward, or just leave them how they are?