System Codes

Codes denoting reasons for rejecting a returned mail ballot.

When adding or editing one of these codes, you can select "No Signature" Reason to indicate the reason has to do with the voter's ballot envelope not having a signature. See About Returned Ballot Rejections for this and additional Ballot By Mail rejection information.

Codes denoting facilities where voter registration application forms can be submitted by applicants. These codes populate the Registration Source list on the voter registration application form. See Add a Branch Site Code for more information.

Address elements that should always be capitalized, such as APO.

Codes used for classifying communications to and from voters.

See Maintain Voter Communication Types for more information.

For each Reject reason defined in the database, this table contains a text string that the system enters in the Notice of Rejection, explaining why a voter's application was rejected.

For each Challenge reason defined in the database, this table contains a text string that the system enters in the Notice of Challenge, explaining why a voter's eligibility is being challenged pursuant to Sec. 13.074 Texas Election Code.

The table of district types, such as COMM (County Commission district). You can add new district types, change the description of a district type, delete (county-created) district types, and generate a printable list of district types.

To see a list of the default district types provided by Voter Focus, see About District Types.

See Set Up Districts for instructions on creating district types and district numbers within each type.

For each Incomplete reason defined in the database, this table contains a text string that the system enters in Incomplete Registration Notices, explaining why the voter's application is incomplete.

The table of party codes. This includes political parties registered with the State as well as any parties added by your county that are not state registered.

Codes denoting the reasons a petition is accepted or rejected. Codes can be added, modified, and deleted, except for these standard system codes:

• A—Address Mismatch
• B—No DOB or VUID
• D—Duplicate Signature
• N—Name Mismatch
• R—Not Registered at Signing
• S—Signature Mismatch
• T—Date Signed Missing
• U—Unknown
• V—Valid Signature
• X—Not Eligible
• Z—Registered Elsewhere

The table of printer zones, usually designated in large offices where printers are located in different areas. Users assigned to a printer zone will have their print jobs directed to the printer in their zone. At the time of this writing, only the Document Maintenance dialog uses printer zones.

The table of short, standard descriptions used on the New Provisional Ballot Entry dialog, which describes the results of further research into the voter’s eligibility to vote in the election or the reasons why the Ballot Board tabulated or rejected a provisional ballot. The Reason code can be up to three digits long.

The table of local (i.e., secondary) reasons for the issuance of a provisional ballot during early voting or on Election Day. A secondary reason can then be selected along with a statutory reason to provide a better description about why the voter was asked to vote provisionally. The secondary/local reasons appear on the New Provisional Ballot Entry dialog. The Reason code can be up to three digits long.

The table of race codes. You can add and delete race codes and modify race code descriptions.

The table of user type codes, which populates the User Type field on the User Permissions dialog in Voter Focus Admin. You can create and delete user type codes and modify user type code descriptions.

Access to secured features in Voter Focus is done by granting permission to a user type rather than to individual users. See User Permissions in Voter Focus for a list of secured features.

For each Cancellation reason defined in the database, this table contains a text string that the system enters in the Notice of Cancellation, explaining why the voter's record was updated to an ineligible status.