Iowa Special General Election Testing, Advisory

EDITORS:

NEWS DIRECTORS:

NOT FOR BROADCAST, PUBLICATION OR USE ONLINE

The Iowa special general election for the state Senate 16 unexpired term is Tuesday, Dec. 30.

Poll close: 9 p.m. EDT/8 p.m. CDT

First results expected: 9:20 p.m. EDT/8:20 p.m. CDT

CONTACTS – TESTING, REPORTS, DELIVERY, COVERAGE, DOCUMENTATION, SERVICES:

Direct questions about election testing, reports and delivery of results to AP Customer Support.

Phone: 844-777-2006 (US); 44-330-054-3330 (international)

Email: apcustomersupport@ap.org

Direct questions about news and photo coverage to Scott McFetridge at smcfetridge@ap.org or 515-249-0655.

Premium service details can be found in welcome letters. Members and customers interested in premium AP election services should contact their sales rep or Customer Support.

Support guides, calendars and advisories for AP elections services are available on the Customer Zone at: Customerzone.ap.org/cz/s/us-elections.

The API developer guide can be found at AP Elections API Help Center.

Information on election results and embeddable visuals via AP Newsroom can be found at AP Newsroom Support.

ELECTION PROFILE:

The AP is tabulating one contested race: State Senate 16 Special General Election-Unexpired Term.

TESTING INFORMATION:

Testing begins Wednesday, Dec. 17.

Iowa testing schedule:

1-2 p.m. EDT/Noon-1 p.m. CDT: Wednesday, Dec. 17; Thursday, Dec. 18; Friday, Dec. 19; Monday, Dec. 22; Tuesday, Dec. 23; Monday, Dec. 29.

Test results are created electronically to test the accuracy of the election night reporting system. They should not be broadcast, published, replicated or posted on websites.  This advisory will be updated throughout the testing period. Changes may be made up until Election Day.

ELECTION DAY:

The API and Digital Features will have zeros by 2 a.m. EDT/1 a.m. CDT on Election Day.

Race calls: AP will make race calls on election night unless a race is too close to call.

Race calls will be made during testing, except on the day of the final test.

End of tabulation: AP will advise when its election night tabulation of results has concluded.

DELIVERY NOTES:

API: During testing, INCLUDE resultstype=t (for test results) in your query. If resultstype=t is not included, NO VOTES will be returned. Starting Election Day, INCLUDE resultstype=l (live results) or resultstype=b in your query (includes certified results where available). If resultstype=l or resultstype=b is not included on Election Day, NO VOTES will be returned.

Embeddable AP Newsroom Visuals: Layouts will not display test data outside of AP Newsroom; zeros will be visible if they are posted until polls close Election Day. During customer testing sessions, layouts with test results can be previewed in the Your Layouts page. Please note you will need to self-register domains where you wish to publish embeddable layouts. Without this, your layouts WILL NOT RENDER/WILL BE BLANK on Election Day. Any domain you register will include its subdirectories.

The AP, Des Moines