https://github.com/cjerdonek/georgia-2020-presidential-election

Python script for downloading some vote totals
https://github.com/cjerdonek/georgia-2020-presidential-election

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Python script for downloading some vote totals

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/cjerdonek/georgia-2020-presidential-election
• Owner: cjerdonek
• License: mit
• Created: 2020-11-28T03:28:38.000Z (about 4 years ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2020-11-30T13:09:14.000Z (about 4 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-12-10T16:58:22.791Z (26 days ago)
• Language: Python
• Size: 637 KB
• Stars: 1
• Watchers: 2
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
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  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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# Georgia - November 3, 2020 General Election

## Ballots Cast Comparison Tool

This repo contains a Python script to download and compare certain

vote totals reported before and after [Georgia's risk-limiting audit

(RLA)](https://sos.ga.gov/index.php/elections/historic_first_statewide_audit_of_paper_ballots_upholds_result_of_presidential_race) of the

Presidential contest.

The totals reported before the RLA are taken from the "Official" totals

reported on [Georgia's state election results

page](https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/GA/105369/web.264614/#/summary). The RLA totals are taken from the CSV RLA report, which is available

at the above link. The CSV is also included in the

[`input-data`](input-data) directory of this repo.

The output of the script can be seen in the [`output.csv`](output.csv) file

included in this repo.

The reason this script is needed is that Georgia's election results page

doesn't seem to include "ballots cast" in the downloadable CSV files, etc.

It only includes the candidate totals.  The ballots cast total is, however,

available in Scytl's XML downloads. You can also see the ballots cast

numbers in the user interface of the website. For example, for Appling

County, you can see it here (look at "Ballots Cast" in the "VOTER TURNOUT"

box on the right):

https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/GA/Appling/105371/web.264614/#/summary?v=271560%2F

(Note that categories corresponding to certain other columns in the RLA

report, like Invalid Write-In and Valid Write-in, don't seem to be

available anywhere in the official totals, even in the XML downloads.)

**Read the comments in the code for more details, explanation, and

some disclaimers!**

## To Run

Use Python 3.6+. Then:

    $ pip install requests

    $ python process.py

The above writes the file `output.csv` to the repo root.  For convenience,

we have also stored this file in the repo for you, as well as some

intermediate results files in the [`cache`](cache) directory.