Poll Hours Report

Description

The Poll Hours report lists poll hours in each state, in local time and Eastern Time (ET).

Example and Data Elements

This XML example shows a partial 2023 Poll Hours report.

 

  Note

 

This report is also available in JSON, with the XML version of the report returned by default when you follow the direct link to the report from the report list (for more information, see Election Reports). For brevity, report examples in the online documentation are provided in XML. JSON property names match the names of the XML elements.

 

 

 

This table describes the XML elements used in the Poll Hours report.

 

XML Element

Description

APPollHoursReport

The tag for this report.

lastUpdated

The date when the report was last updated.

daylightSaving

The date and time when the Daylight Saving Time begins and ends during this calendar year.

StatePollingHours

Contains information about the polling hours for a state.

statePostal

The state postal code.

stateTimeZones

The times zone(s) in which the state is located.

pollOpeningLocal

The time the polls open in the state (in local time).

pollOpeningET

The time the polls open in the state (in ET).

pollClosingLocal

The time the polls close in the state (in local time).

pollClosingET

The time the polls close in the state (in ET).

lastPollClosingET

The final time the polls close in the state (in ET).  If there are multiple poll closing times, this confirms the last poll closing hour.

firstResultsAvailableET

The time the first results become available in the state (in ET).

notes

Any clarifications if applicable.