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palewire / django-calaccess-campaign-browser

A Django app to refine, review and republish campaign finance data drawn from the California Secretary of State’s CAL-ACCESS database
http://django-calaccess-campaign-browser.californiacivicdata.org
MIT License
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The method we use to unflag duplicates and identify the "real" filing appears to be wrong #84

Closed palewire closed 10 years ago

palewire commented 10 years ago

I'm spot checking them by hand and it doesn't seem to line up with the state site.

palewire commented 10 years ago

From the CAL-ACCESS FAQ: 

6. How does the amendment process work?
· Amendment number zero (0) represents the original filing. Amendment numbers greater
than zero are amendments. To find the most current amendment, find the maximum number
for a given filing.
· Campaign amendments replace the filing. The maximum amendment number represents the
current data.
· Lobbyist registration amendments require Form 605, use the Lobby_Amendment table and
supplement the existing data. The data must be used in concert with other lobby table
data to obtain the current filing.
· Amendments to Lobbyist disclosure docs (i.e., 615, 625, 635, 645) are complete
replacements like their Campaign counterparts.
palewire commented 10 years ago

I think this was fixed #83.