Fixes #601
Current urls for getting Vote View data are being depreciated. This PR updates the urls in icpsr_ids.py script to adhere to new format. Script also had to be updated to handle the new data being returned by Vote View. Ran the script and updated icpsr ids for legislators-current.yaml. Now, the icpsr_ids.py script correctly queries Vote View and sets the icpsr id for current and historical legislators (based off congress number passed to script).
JoshData
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5 years ago
Fixes #601 Current urls for getting Vote View data are being depreciated. This PR updates the urls in icpsr_ids.py script to adhere to new format. Script also had to be updated to handle the new data being returned by Vote View. Ran the script and updated icpsr ids for legislators-current.yaml. Now, the icpsr_ids.py script correctly queries Vote View and sets the icpsr id for current and historical legislators (based off congress number passed to script).