Filename:	mprec_state_s05_v01_mif.zip

File URL:	http://statewidedatabase.org/pub/data/S05/state/mprec_state_s05_v01_mif.zip

Dataset:	2005 Special Election precinct boundary GIS file

Description:	This file contains the statewide precinct boundary file for the 2005 Special Election Map precincts. 

Geographic unit:	Map precincts (MPREC) are created to reflect the geography as consistently as possible. 
RR precincts are aggregations of RG precincts (tabular data) into Map precincts (geographic). Generally speaking, Map precincts are RR precincts.

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

File fields:

	ELECTION - 3 digit, election abbreviation

 	TYPE - geographic unit of file

	FIPS - 2 digit state code FIPS for California, '06,' followed by the 3 digit county FIPS code 

	PREC_KEY - FIPS code followed by the precinct number or name

	PREC - Map precinct number or name

Date last modified:	02/01/2019

Previous versions:	01/31/2008

County records not available or unavailable at time of file creation:	none 

Data user notes:	

Note 1. The Map precinct boundary file is in .mif file format. The .mif file is compatible with MapInfo GIS software by Pitney Bowes.