From:  Tim Bovee, Director of Projects/Technology
       The Associated Press, Washington
       202-776-9465, tbovee@ap.org
Summary: 'a first cut of an election results DTD...."
See: http://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/election-services/200106/msg00009.html
See: http://xml.coverpages.org/eml.html
     Election Markup Language (EML)

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<!-- Root element: ELECTION RETURNS  -->
<!ELEMENT ELECTION_RETURNS
       (P*, DATETIME?, P*, (REGION_NAME, REGION_TYPE?)?, RACE+, P*)>

<!ELEMENT P (#PCDATA)>     <!-- opening or closing paragraphs -->


<!ELEMENT DATETIME (MONTH,DAY,YEAR,HOUR,MINUTE)>
    <!ELEMENT MONTH (#PCDATA)>
    <!ELEMENT DAY (#PCDATA)>
    <!ELEMENT YEAR (#PCDATA)>
    <!ELEMENT HOUR (#PCDATA)>
    <!ELEMENT MINUTE (#PCDATA)>

<!ELEMENT RACE
         ((OFFICE, SEAT?, P*, DATETIME?, CANDIDATE+)|
          (BALLOT_QUESTION, P*, DATETIME?, YES, NO)>
    <!ELEMENT OFFICE (#PCDATA)>
    <!ELEMENT SEAT   (#PCDATA)>
    <!ELEMENT CANDIDATE (BALLOT_NAME, PARTY?, INCUMBENT?,
                    (WINNER|ADVANCED)?, VOTES, PCT?)>
        <!ELEMENT BALLOT_NAME (#PCDATA)>
        <!ELEMENT WINNER      EMPTY    >
        <!ELEMENT PARTY       (#PCDATA)>
        <!ELEMENT INCUMBENT   EMPTY    >
        <!ELEMENT ADVANCED    EMPTY    >  <!--advanced to runoff-->

<!ELEMENT VOTES   (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT PCT (#PCDATA)>   <!--  PCT=percentage -->

<!ELEMENT REGION (REGION_NAME, REGION_TYPE, PRECINCTS?, VOTES, PCT?)>
<!ELEMENT REGION_NAME (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT REGION_TYPE
            (NONE |
              COUNTY | PARISH | 
              CITY | TOWN | BOROUGH | TOWNSHIP |
              DISTRICT | STATE | COMMONWEALTH | 
              DIVISION | PRECINCT | WARD | OTHER )>


<!ELEMENT PRECINCTS ((REPORTING,TOTAL)?,PCT)>
<!ELEMENT REPORTING (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT TOTAL (#PCDATA)>