Filename:	state_g12_voters_by_g12_rrprec.dbf, state_g12_voters_by_g12_rrprec.csv

File URL:	http://statewidedatabase.org/pub/data/G12/state/state_g12_voters_by_g12_rrprec.zip

Dataset:	2012 General Election Precinct Data

Description:	This file contains statewide registration data for registered voters that voted. 

Unit of analysis: RR precincts are derived from consolidated registration precincts and are a geographic unit constructed for statistical merging purposes by the Statewide Database. 

Data source:	Statewide Database - University of California, Berkeley

Technical documentation:	http://statewidedatabase.org/d10/Creating%20CA%20Official%20Redistricting%20Database.pdf

Codebook:	http://statewidedatabase.org/info/metadata/SOR_codebook.html

Date last modified:  Fri,13/Nov/2020

Previous versions:	Mon, 22 Dec 2014;	Wed, 28 May 2014;	Wed, 26 Feb 2014 
	Wed, 14 Nov 2018  

County records unavailable at time of file creation:	none

Errata 1:	 March 2014 we were made aware that the age groups in the Statewide Database registration datasets are using incorrect labels. 
The age groups were labeled 18-24, 25-34, 35-44, 45-54, 55-64 and 65 Plus when they should be labeled 18-23, 24-33, 34-43, 44-53, 54-63 and 64 Plus.  
Please note that county files containing age group data released before October 15th, 2014. 

Errata 2:	There are discrepancies in totals in the rg, rr and sr precinct files for four counties
001 - Alameda rg file has 1 more voter than the rr and sr files
037 - Los Angeles rg file has 249 more voters than the rr and sr files
041 - Marin rg file has 1 more voter than the rr and sr files
047 - Merced rg file has 7 more voters than the rr and sr files
087 - Santa Cruz rg file has 6 more voters than the rr and sr files
107 - Tulare rg file has 12 more voters than the rr and sr files