Man pages for pvsR
An R package to interact with the Project Vote Smart API for scientific research
| CandidateBio.getAddlBio | Get a candidate's additional biographical information |
| CandidateBio.getBio | Get a candidate's main biographical information |
| CandidateBio.getDetailedBio | Get a candidate's detailed biographical information |
| Candidates.getByDistrict | Get a list of candidates according to the district they... |
| Candidates.getByElection | Get a list of candidates according to the election they are... |
| Candidates.getByLastname | Get a list of candidates according to their lastname |
| Candidates.getByLevenshtein | Get a list of candidates according to an approximate lastname... |
| Candidates.getByOfficeState | Get a list of candidates according to office and state... |
| Candidates.getByOfficeTypeState | Get a list of candidates according to office type and state... |
| Candidates.getByZip | Get a list of candidates according to ZIP code |
| Committee.getCommittee | Get detailed committee (contact) information |
| Committee.getCommitteeMembers | Get a list of members of a committee |
| Committee.getCommitteesByTypeState | Get a list of committees according to type and state |
| Committee.getTypes | Get the committee types (house, senate, joint, etc.) |
| District.getByOfficeState | Get district IDs according to the office and state |
| District.getByZip | Get district IDs according to the zip code |
| Election.getElection | Get district basic election data |
| Election.getElectionByYearState | Get district basic election data according to year and state... |
| Election.getElectionByZip | Get district basic election data according to the ZIP code |
| Election.getStageCandidates | Get district basic election data according to election ID and... |
| getAllBios | Get several candidates' biographical information |
| getAllCities | Get basic data on all cities |
| getAllCounties | Get basic data on all counties |
| getAllDistricts | Get basic data on all districts |
| getAllLocalOfficials | Fetch data on all local (city- or county-) officials |
| getAllVotes | Get several votes |
| getOffices | Get basic data on all offices |
| Leadership.getOfficials | Get officials that hold the leadership role in certain states |
| Leadership.getPositions | Get leadership positions by state and office |
| Local.getCities | Get cities in a state |
| Local.getCounties | Get counties in a state |
| Local.getOfficials | Get officials for a locality |
| Measure.getMeasure | Get details of a ballot measure |
| Measure.getMeasuresByYearState | Get a list of state ballot measures in a given year |
| Npat.getNpat | Get a candidate's most recently filled out NPAT/PCT... |
| Office.getBranches | Get a list of branches of government and their IDs |
| Office.getLevels | Get a list of levels of government and their IDs |
| Office.getOfficesByBranchLevel | Get offices tracked according to branch and level |
| Office.getOfficesByLevel | Get offices tracked according to level |
| Office.getOfficesByType | Get offices tracked according to type |
| Office.getTypes | Get all office types tracked |
| Officials.getByDistrict | Get a list of officials according to the district they are... |
| Officials.getByLastname | Get a list of officials according to a last name match |
| Officials.getByLevenshtein | Get a list of officials according to an approximate last name... |
| Officials.getByOfficeState | Get a list of officials according to office |
| Officials.getByOfficeTypeState | Get a list of officials according to office type and state |
| Officials.getByZip | Get a list of officials according to the ZIP code |
| Officials.getStatewide | Get a list of officials according to state representation |
| Rating.getCandidateRating | Get a candidate's rating by special interest groups |
| Rating.getCategories | Get categories that contain released ratings according to... |
| Rating.getRating | Get all candidate ratings from an evaluation by a special... |
| Rating.getSig | Get detailed information about a special interest group |
| Rating.getSigList | Get a list of special interest groups according to rating... |
| Rating.getSigRatings | Get all ratings (scorecards) by a special interest group |
| State.getState | Get information about a state |
| State.getStateIDs | Get a list of states and their IDs. |
| Votes.getBill | Get general information on a bill |
| Votes.getBillAction | Get detailed action information on a certain stage of the... |
| Votes.getBillActionVoteByOfficial | Get a single vote according to official and action |
| Votes.getBillActionVotes | Get votes listed by candidate on a certain bill action |
| Votes.getBillsByCategoryYearState | Get a list of bills according to category, year and state |
| Votes.getBillsByOfficialCategoryOffice | Get a list of bills according to office, candidate and... |
| Votes.getBillsByOfficialYearOffice | Get a list of bills according to office (optional), candidate... |
| Votes.getBillsBySponsorCategory | Get a list of bills according to sponsor(candidate) and... |
| Votes.getBillsBySponsorYear | Get a list of bills according to sponsor(candidate) and year |
| Votes.getBillsByStateRecent | Get a list of recent bills according to the state. |
| Votes.getBillsByYearState | Get a list of bills according to year and state |
| Votes.getByOfficial | Get all the bills an official has voted on by year |
| Votes.getCategories | Get a list of categories that contain released bills... |
| Votes.getVetoes | Get a list of vetoes according to candidate |
