Filename:	state_g16_poll_voters_by_g16_rgprec.dbf, state_g16_poll_voters_by_g16_rgprec.csv

File URL:	http://statewidedatabase.org/pub/data/G16/state/state_g16_poll_voters_by_g16_rgprec.zip

Dataset:	2016 General Election Precinct Data

Description:	This file contains statewide registration data for registered voters that voted at a polling place. 

Unit of analysis: RG precincts are derived from the County Registrar of Voters' original registration precincts. 

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

County records unavailable at time of file creation: none

Date last modified:  Mon,02/Aug/2021

Previous versions:	08/27/2018,	01/25/2018
  Wed,28/Jul/2021
  Wed,21/Oct/2020
  Tue,20/Oct/2020
  Fri,18/Oct/2019
  Fri,18/Oct/2019
	02/19/2019

Data user notes: 

Note 1. Some California counties conduct "all-mail" elections and no longer have precinct polling places. 
All registered voters in these counties are forced to vote by mail-ballot.
 
Counties that conducted the 2018 Primary election as an all "Vote-by-Mail" election: 
003 - Alpine does not have poll voters. It is an all forced vote-by-mail county.
035 - Lassen did not report any poll voters for this election.
063 - Plumas does not have poll voters. It is an all forced vote-by-mail county.
091 - Sierra does not have poll voters. It is an all forced vote-by-mail county.

Errata 1. There are discrepancies in totals in the RG, RR and SR precinct files for the following counties:
011 - Colusa RG file has 1 more poll voter than the RR and SR files
037 - Los Angeles RG file has 1 more poll voter than the RR and SR files
077 - San Joaquin RG file has 1 more poll voter than the RR and SR files
079 - San Luis Obispo RG file has 2 more poll voters than the RR and SR files
081 - San Mateo RG file has 1 more poll voter than the RR and SR files