Open Civic Data Formats

• Adopting the OCD Specification
  • Finding Your Division ID
  • Finding or Creating Organizations
  • Publishing Your Local Representatives
  • And More!
• Data Types
• Jurisdiction Objects
  • Basic Details
  • Additional Metadata
• Division Objects
  • Basic Details
  • Additional Fields
• Person Objects
  • Basics
  • Extended Details
  • Alternate Names/Identifiers
  • Common Fields
• Organization Objects
  • Basics
  • Posts
  • Extended Details
  • Alternate Names/Identifiers
  • Common Fields
• Bill Objects
  • Basics
  • Common Fields
  • Other/Related Bills
  • Sponsors and Actions
  • Documents and Versions
• Vote Objects
  • Basic Fields
  • Common Fields
  • Relationship to Bill
  • Vote Counts
• Event Objects
  • Basics
  • Linked Entities
  • Common Fields
• OCD Identifiers
  • Creating a new OCD ID
  • General Format
  • Division IDs
  • Jurisdiction IDs
  • Person IDs, Org IDs