Issue?: Missing Districts on representativeInfoByAddress

[Connor Toth]

When using the representativeInfoByAddress, and giving either a specific "123 4th St" or generic "ABCTown, MO" -- at least in Missouri -- the information returned lacks state-legislature district information, court districting information, and US House of Representatives district information.

Is this behavior intended? I didn't read anything about it in the doc.

[Jason Rosenbaum]

To get state leg (and likely lower elected officials too) you need to enter a residential address (businesses won't work, generics won't work). Even then, you may not always get state leg. Congress is pretty consistent, but below that it can be hit and miss. But residential addresses typically work.

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On May 22, 2016, at 4:06 PM, Connor Toth <tothc...@gmail.com> wrote:

When using the representativeInfoByAddress, and giving either a specific "123 4th St" or generic "ABCTown, MO" -- at least in Missouri -- the information returned lacks state-legislature district information, court districting information, and US House of Representatives district information.

Is this behavior intended? I didn't read anything about it in the doc.

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[Chetan Sabnis]

Hi Connor,

You'll find that coverage is pretty decent for residential addresses, but business addresses most often don't provide state legislature results.  Congressional districts should be available for most business addresses.