NOTICE: Due to a lapse in annual appropriations, most of this website is not being updated. Learn more.

Form submissions will still be accepted but will not receive responses at this time. Sections of this site for programs using non-appropriated funds (such as NVLAP) or those that are excepted from the shutdown (such as CHIPS and NVD) will continue to be updated.

U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Official websites use .gov
A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.

Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock ( ) or https:// means you’ve safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

PUBLICATIONS

Voter Records Interchange Common Data Format Specification Version 1.0

Published

Author(s)

John P. Wack

Abstract

This document presents a specification for voter records data interchange related to voter registration, i.e., registration requests from online voter registration made to voter registration systems, and responses to the requests returning from the voter registration system. The specification includes XML (eXtensible Markup Language) and JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) schemas.
Citation
Special Publication (NIST SP) - 1500-102
Report Number
1500-102
NIST Pub Series
Special Publication (NIST SP)
Pub Type
NIST Pubs

Download Paper

DOI Link

Keywords

Common data format (CDF), FPCA, JSON, NVRA, voter registration, VVSG, XML.
Voting systems

Citation

Wack, J. (2019), Voter Records Interchange Common Data Format Specification Version 1.0, Special Publication (NIST SP), National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, [online], https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.SP.1500-102 (Accessed October 14, 2025)

Issues

If you have any questions about this publication or are having problems accessing it, please contact [email protected].

Created November 14, 2019, Updated January 13, 2020
Was this page helpful?