System Codes

To access: VOTER FOCUS ADMIN > System Codes

From the System Codes dialog you can maintain selected tables in the Voter Focus database.

Changes to tables can be made when users are on the system, but to see the changes, users will need to exit and restart the Voter Focus application they are running.

To print a list of the codes for any table, select a code table and click the Print icon in the toolbar.

Note The table of District codes is maintained in STREETS AND PRECINCTS > Redistricting > DB Maintenance > Districts.

System Code	Description
Vote-by-Mail Referral Reasons	Codes denoting reasons for referring a mail ballot to the canvassing board. electing the check box "No Signature" Reason designates the reason as referred because the voter's ballot did not have a signature. See Referrals_because_the_Ballot_Is_Not_Signed for more information.
Branch Site Codes	Codes denoting facilities where voter registration application forms can be submitted by applicants. These codes populate the Registration Source field's list on the application form in the Voters application. See How to Add a Branch Site Code for more information.
Capitalized Address Elements	Address elements that should always be capitalized, such as APO.
Communication Type Codes	Codes used for classifying communications to and from voters. See How to Maintain Voter Communication Types for more information.
Denial Reasons	For each Denial reason defined in the database, this table contains a text string that will appear on denial-of-registration notices explaining why the voter's application was denied. Note If your Voter Focus system is set up for multiple-language support, you will see the Language field with the options Spanish and/or Creole. This lets you enter descriptions in the selected language. Until you enter the Spanish or Haitian Creole description, the English text will appear in the description boxes as an aid to the translator. (Language options are VOTER FOCUS ADMIN > System Options > System Options > Spanish/English Dual Language and Creole Language Support.)
District Types	The table of district types, such as CC (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. The standard district types listed below are provided by Voter Focus and should not be changed or deleted: CC—County Commission CNG—US Congress HSE—Florida House of Representatives SEN—Florida Senate SB—School Board Voter Focus also has an internal District Type—called ALL—which must not be changed or deleted. For city districts and city ward districts, we suggest you use the codes CTY and WRD, respectively. If a district type does not have party races, select Nonpartisan District. Select Covers Whole County if all voters in the county must be assigned to a district of this district type. See How to Set Up Districts for more information.
Incomplete Reasons	For each Incomplete reason defined in the database, this table contains a text string that will appear on Incomplete Registration Notices explaining why the voter's application is incomplete. Note If your Voter Focus system is set up for multiple-language support, you will see the Language field with the options Spanish and/or Creole. This lets you enter descriptions in the selected language. Until you enter the Spanish or Haitian Creole description, the English text will appear in the description boxes as an aid to the translator. (Language options are VOTER FOCUS ADMIN > System Options > System Options > Spanish
Parties	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. See How to Maintain Political Party Codes for more information.
Petition Reason Codes	Codes denoting the reasons a petition is rejected. Codes can be added, modified, and deleted, except for these standard system codes: A—Accepted D—Duplicate signature E—Ineligible I—Wrong District O—Accept Override Address S—Bad signature U—Not registered in this county
Printer Zones	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.
Provisional Local Findings	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 canvassing board tabulated or rejected a provisional ballot. The Reason code can be up to three digits long.
Provisional Local Reasons	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.
Race Codes	The table of race codes. You can add and delete race codes and modify race code descriptions.
User Types	The table of user-type codes, which populate 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 How to Enable/Disable Features in Voter Focus for a list of secured features.
County Worker Departments	The table of county departments, which populate the Department field on the Worker Maintenance dialog.