Filename:	state_s05_poll_voters_by_s05_rrprec.dbf, state_s05_poll_voters_by_s05_rrprec.csv

File URL:	http://statewidedatabase.org/pub/data/S05/state/state_s05_poll_voters_by_s05_rrprec.zip

Dataset: 2005 Special Election Precinct Data

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

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:	02/05/2019

Previous versions:	01/21/2012,	01/15/2010,	01/31/2008

County records unavailable at time of file creation: 
015 - Del Norte county RR and SR precinct data are unavailable for this election.

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 2005 Special election as an all "Vote-by-Mail" election: 
003 - Alpine 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:
037 - Los Angeles RG file has 10 more poll voters than the RR and SR files
107 - Tulare RG file has 1 more poll voter than the RR and SR files
109 - Tuolumne RG file has 20 more poll voters than the RR and SR files