Democracy Works

Democracy Works Authorities API

The Authorities API from Democracy Works — 3 operation(s) for authorities.

GitHub OpenAPI

Operations 3

GET /authorities/state/{stateCode} State authorities #
GET /authorities All authorities #
GET /authorities/local Local authorities #

Documentation

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Documentation
https://developers.democracy.works/api/v2
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APIReference
https://developers.democracy.works/api/v2

Specifications

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OpenAPI
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/democracy-works/refs/heads/main/openapi/democracy-works-authorities-api-openapi.yml

Schemas & Data

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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/democracy-works/refs/heads/main/json-schema/democracy-works-election-schema.json
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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/democracy-works/refs/heads/main/json-schema/democracy-works-authority-schema.json

Other Resources

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Overlay
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/democracy-works/refs/heads/main/overlays/democracy-works-authorities-api-overlay.yaml
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Rules
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/democracy-works/refs/heads/main/rules/democracy-works-elections-api-rules.yml
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PostmanCollection
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/democracy-works/refs/heads/main/collections/democracy-works-authorities-api.postman_collection.json
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APIsJSON
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/democracy-works/refs/heads/main/apis.yml

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OpenAPI Specification

democracy-works-authorities-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Democracy Works Authorities API
  version: '2.0'
  description: '# Introduction


    The Democracy Works Elections API provides your application with comprehensive elections data and voting guidance, surfacing our unparalleled coverage of upcoming local, state, and federal elections.'
servers:
- url: https://api.democracy.works/v2
tags:


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