قالب:Referendum with map help
This template is used for inline help to explain parameters for the referendum pending with map, referendum approved with map and referendum rejected with map templates.
Help text appearing in the templates that call this one:
Use this and the other templates to create a standard format infobox for referendums that also display a map. Before the election use
Note that you can include the same parameters as below but with "0" values, so that the entry is already present and can be changed when results are available.
After the election, depending on the outcome, change the template name to either:
or
Using these templates with the correct parameters makes it easy to produce a usable library of infoboxes which don't require much work to change the box values, but use a consistent format.
Parameters
The parameters for all three of these associated templates are:
- name = whatever the referendum is known as
- title = whatever the referendum official title or description is known as
- yes = number of yes votes
- yepct = percentage of yes votes (don't include the % on the percentage number)
- no = number of no votes
- nopct = percentage of no votes, (don't include the % on the percentage number)
- invalid = number of blank and invalidated votes
- invalidpct = percentage of invalid votes (don't include the % on the percentage number)
- total = total number of votes cast
- turnoutpct = 'percentage of total voter turnout (don't include the % on the percentage number)
- mapdivision = this text is appended to the "Election results by " reflect the area covered by the map (i.e. county, district, parish, state, etc.)
- map = file or image name (will be sized to maintain box layout)'
- notes = footnotes listing source of data, etc.
Examples
Measure 57 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Increases Sentences For Drug Trafficking, Theft Against Elderly And Specified Repeat Property And Identity Theft Crimes; Requires Addiction Treatment For Certain Offenders
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Election to be held: November 4, 2008 |
Before the election
If you are adding an infobox on a referendum to an article prior to election is held, it is a best practice to begin by using the {{Infobox Referendum pending with map}} template. We will be using the results of Oregon Ballot Measure 57 held during the 2008 general election in these examples.
Prior to the election being held, using the following syntax:
{{Referendum pending with map
| title = Measure 57
| title = Increases Sentences For Drug Trafficking, Theft Against Elderly And Specified Repeat Property
- And Identity Theft Crimes; Requires Addiction Treatment For Certain Offenders.
- And Identity Theft Crimes; Requires Addiction Treatment For Certain Offenders.
| yes = 0
| yespct = 0
| no = 0
| nopct = 0
| invalid = 0
| invalidpct = 0
| total = 0
| turnoutpct = 0
| mapdivision = county
| map = File:Oregon election results-ELECTION NOT YET.svg
| notes = Election to be held: [[Oregon state elections, 2008|November 4, 2008]]
}}
...produces the infobox on the right. You can of course change any of the variables as needed to reflect current status prior to the election. This might include having the name be the legislative bill number before the referendum is assigned a measure number and placed on the ballot, or adding of modifying the "notes" section as needed.
Depending on where the election is held, there may not be the map image files for all the examples shown here. They can be produced downloading the Oregon maps here as a template by using the .svg files shown in these examples and edit them using an external application (See the setup instructions for more information)
During election
before results come in
Once the polls close on election day/evening, you can switch things such as the "map" variable graphic to one such as [[File:Oregon election results-PENDING.svg]] to show the results are not yet know.
Change the following variable:
| map = File:Oregon election results-ELECTION PENDING.svg
Which changes the map to this image:
As results come in
Measure 57 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Increases Sentences For Drug Trafficking, Theft Against Elderly And Specified Repeat Property And Identity Theft Crimes; Requires Addiction Treatment For Certain Offenders
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Source: KGW News [1] |
As the results come in, the numbers can be added, and updated as new results are known.
Still using the {{Infobox Referendum pending with map}} template name you can change the following varriables:
| yes = 1,000,164
| yespct = 61
| no = 628,673
| nopct = 39
| invalid = 0
| invalidpct = 0
| total = 1,628,837
| map = File:Oregon election results-ELECTION PENDING.svg
| notes = Source: [[KGW|KGW News]] <ref name="KGW results">{{cite web
- | author = staff
- | title = Measure 57
- | work = Decision 2008, Oregon Election Results
- | publisher = [[KGW|KGW News]]
- | date = 7 November 2008 - 1:10 PM
- | url = http://www.kgw.com/sharedcontent/northwest/elections/oregon/view.html?race57
- | format = Website
- | accessdate =November 7, 2008</ref>
- | author = staff
Once outcome is known
When the outcome is known, usually once the race has been called by the media, simply change the name of the template depending on the outcome.
Change:
- {{Referendum pending with map}}
to
- {{Referendum approved with map}} — if approved by voters
or
- {{Referendum rejected with map}} — if rejected by voters
This will reorder the reuslts putting the winning side on top and adding either the "yes" check mark or "no" x-mark. In our example, we changed the template name being used from "pending" to "approved" in the example shown on the right.
After the election
Once results are final
Measure 57 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Increases Sentences For Drug Trafficking, Theft Against Elderly And Specified Repeat Property And Identity Theft Crimes; Requires Addiction Treatment For Certain Offenders
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Source: Oregon Secretary of State [2] |
Once the results are final and now using the {{Infobox Referendum approved with map}} template (in this example, you may be using the "rejected" template name depending on the outcome of the election) you can change the following variable:
| yes = 1,058,955
| yespct = 61.39
| no = 665,942
| nopct = 38.61
| invalid = 0
| invalidpct = 85.7
| total = 1,724,897
| turnoutpct = 85.7
| map = File:Oregon 2008 Measure 56.svg
| notes = Source: [[Oregon Secretary of State]] <ref name="official results">{{cite web
| last = Bradbury
| first = Bill
| authorlink = Bill Bradbury
| title = Official Results – November 4, 2008 General Election
| work = Elections Division
| publisher = [[Oregon Secretary of State]]
| date = 4 November 2008
| url = http://www.sos.state.or.us/elections/nov42008/g08results.html
| format = Website
| accessdate =December 27, 2008}}</ref>
This will change the results to their final numbers, add the appropriate source footnote, and change the map to this image:
Missing historical results
If the article the infobox is and already existing one, where the results are of a referendum or ballot measure form an election long concluded, but the source information to generate a results map have not yet been located, you can still use these templates, and if available, use (or create) an appropriate image file for the map variable that reflects that the information exists but has not yet been located by Wikipedia editors. The Oregon Ballot Measure 9 (1992) has example of an infobox using such a map file image which uses the image below.
Notes
- ^ staff (7 November 2008 - 1:10 PM). "Measure 57" (Website). Decision 2008, Oregon Election Results. KGW News. Retrieved November 7, 2008.
{{cite web}}
: Check date values in:|date=
(help) - ^ Bradbury, Bill (4 November 2008). "Official Results – November 4, 2008 General Election" (Website). Elections Division. Oregon Secretary of State. Retrieved December 27, 2008.