Don't make env (Google API Key) a requirement #1

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bike · 2025-03-30T17:14:00-04:00

bike commented

2025-03-30 17:14:00 -04:00

Some people may not want to utilize the Google Civic Information API functionality. In that case, the Google API Key should not be required.

However, the representatives API is being turned down, so maybe this is a moot point: https://groups.google.com/g/google-civicinfo-api/c/9fwFn-dhktA

This seems to be the new source: https://www.techandciviclife.org/our-work/civic-information/our-data/governance-project/

Confirming that CTCL is not standing up an API of its Governance Project data. Users interested in accessing elected officeholder data in an API should consult alternative data vendors. Alternative data vendors that offer officeholder data in their respective APIs include: BallotReady, Ballotpedia, and Cicero.

Also, Google added this: https://developers.google.com/civic-information/docs/v2/divisions/divisionsByAddress

Some people may not want to utilize the Google Civic Information API functionality. In that case, the Google API Key should not be required. However, the representatives API is being turned down, so maybe this is a moot point: https://groups.google.com/g/google-civicinfo-api/c/9fwFn-dhktA This seems to be the new source: https://www.techandciviclife.org/our-work/civic-information/our-data/governance-project/ `Confirming that CTCL is not standing up an API of its Governance Project data. Users interested in accessing elected officeholder data in an API should consult alternative data vendors. Alternative data vendors that offer officeholder data in their respective APIs include: BallotReady, Ballotpedia, and Cicero.` Also, Google added this: https://developers.google.com/civic-information/docs/v2/divisions/divisionsByAddress

bike changed title from ~~Don't make env a requirement~~ to Don't make env (Google API Key) a requirement

2025-03-30 17:14:22 -04:00

bike referenced this issue from a commit

2025-03-31 13:05:17 -04:00

This updates the code to support the new divisionsByAddress API as noted in #1 since the representatives API is being deprecated.

bike referenced this issue from a commit

2025-03-31 13:57:56 -04:00

This makes the script universal to all state and local Leagues. Still need to update help(), and closes #1.

bike closed this issue

2025-03-31 13:57:56 -04:00

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