A candidate in a contest. Note: The ElectionGuard Data Spec deviates from the NIST model in
that selections for any contest type are considered a "candidate". for instance, on a yes-no
referendum contest, two candidate objects would be included in the model to represent the
affirmative and negative selections for the contest.
A candidate in a contest. Note: The ElectionGuard Data Spec deviates from the NIST model in that selections for any contest type are considered a "candidate". for instance, on a yes-no referendum contest, two
candidate
objects would be included in the model to represent theaffirmative
andnegative
selections for the contest.