Image categories
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Uncategorized images
If you are not sure which category an image belongs in, use this tag: [[Category:Image category unclear]]
Ballotpedia Images
Logos
If an image is a Ballotpedia logo, use: [[Category:Ballotpedia images]]
Files
If an image is a BP file uploaded to the wiki, use: [[Category:Ballotpedia images, files]]
Help
For images relating to help pages such as writing documents or how-to pages, use [[Category:Help images]]
Templates
For images used in a BP-related template, use [[Category:Ballotpedia template images]]
Pictures of BP users
- For staff members and interns, use [[Category:Ballotpedia staff images]]
- For non-staff users, use [[Category:Ballotpedia user images]]
- This category includes any images uploaded by a user and used on their talk page.
Activists, donors, and organizations
If a file is a logo or picture of an activist, donor, or organization, use the category [[Category:Activist donor org images]]
State flags, seals, capitols & constitutions
State flags: [[Category:Images of state flags]]
State seals: [[Category:Images of state seals]]
State capitol buildings (interior or exterior): [[Category:Images of state capitols]]
State constitutions: [[Category:Images of state constitutions]]
News
For images that are used in news stories, use: [[Category:News images]]
Congress
If the file is an image of a US Senator, use this tag: [[Category:Images of candidates for Congress, STATE]]
- Example: [[Category:Images of candidates for Congress, Massachusetts]]
- Example: [[Category:Images of candidates for Congress, Massachusetts]]
If the file is an image of a US Rep, use this tag: [[Category:Images of U.S. Representatives, STATE]]
- Example: [[Category:Images of U.S. Representatives, Alabama]]
Candidates
For images of US senate or US rep candidates: [[Category:Images of candidates for Congress, STATE]]
Redistricting images
If the file is a redistricting map, use: [[Category:2010 Census congressional maps]]
Maps
If the file is a map associated with the congress, use [[Category:Congress maps]]
Campaign logos
If the file is a US Senate campaign logo, use [[ U.S. Senate campaign logos, STATE]] If the file is a US House campaign logo, use [[ U.S. House campaign logos, STATE]]
State Executive Officials
Main
The main State Executive Officials category is Category:State executive images. If you cannot remember the specific image category or a category does not exist for that particular image, add Category:State executive images.
State offices
For images that relate to state offices, such as photos of state officials add one of the following categories:
- Category:Gubernatorial images
- Category:Lieutenant Governor images
- Category:Images of Attorneys General
- Category:Images of Secretaries of State
- Category:Images of State Treasurers
- Category:Images of State Controllers
- Category:Images of State Auditors
- Category:Images of Superintendents of Schools
- Category:Images of Insurance Commissioners
- Category:Images of Agriculture Commissioners
- Category:Images of Natural Resources Commissioners
- Category:Images of Labor Commissioners
- Category:Images of Public Service Commissioners
Candidates
For an image of a candidate, you'll want to add:
- Category:Images of YEAR POSITION candidates (EXAMPLE: Category:Images of 2010 gubernatorial candidates)
AND
- Category:Images of candidates for STATE POSITION (with the exception of Gov, Lt. Gov and AG)
In other words, for a:
- gubernatorial candidate, you would add Category:Images of candidates for Governor of Alaska (replace the state as needed)
- lieutenant governor candidate, you would add Category:Images of candidates for Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas (replace state as needed)
- attorney general candidate, you would add Category:Images of candidates for Attorney General of California
For all others:
- Example: for a Secretary of State, you would add Category:Images of candidates for Florida Secretary of State
Campaign logos
For campaign logos or signs used by candidates and their campaigns, use Category:State executive official campaign logos.
Maps
Maps created for the SEO project, should be categorized under Category:State executive map images.
If the map is used in an image map template, then those templates would be categorized under Category:Image map templates, state executive officials
State Legislatures
If the file is an image of a state representative, use this tag: [[Category:Images of state representatives, State]]
- Example: [[Category:Images of state representatives, Delaware]]
- Example: [[Category:Images of state representatives, Delaware]]
If the file is an image of a state senator, use this tag: [[Category:Images of state senators, State]]
- Example: [[Category:Images of state senators, Idaho]]
If the file is a state seal, use: [[Category:Images of state seals]]
Candidates
For images of state senate candidates: [[Category:Images of state senate candidates]]
For images of state house candidates: [[Category:Images of state house candidates]]
Maps
If the file is a map associated with the state legislative project, use [[Category:State legislative maps]]
Ballot Measures
Main
The main Ballot Measures category is Category:Ballot measure images. If you cannot remember the specific image category or a category does not exist for that particular image, add Category:Ballot measure images.
Campaign logos
For campaign logos or signs used by ballot measure campaigns, use Category:STATE ballot measure campaign logos.
For example: Category:California ballot measure campaign logos.
If, for example, the campaign logo is being used in multiple states, simply add multiple categories.
Maps
Maps created for the Ballot Measure project, should be categorized under Category:Ballot measure map images.
If the map is used in an image map template, then those templates would be categorized under Category:Image map templates, ballot measures (for those that relate to state measures) or Category:Image map templates, local measures (for those that relate to local ballot measures).
Project images
Images specifically created for the Ballot Measure project should be categorized under Category:Ballot measure project images.
This may include project icons, project logos, sitenotices, etc.
Recall
Local Measures
Main
The main Local Ballot Measures category is Category:Local ballot measure images. If you cannot remember the specific image category or a category does not exist for that particular image, add Category:Local ballot measure images.
Maps
Maps created for the Local ballot Measure project, should be categorized under Category:Local ballot measure map images.
If the map is used in an image map template, then those templates would be categorized under Category:Image map templates, local measures.
Project images
Images specifically created for the Local Ballot Measure project should be categorized under Category:Local ballot measure project images.
This may include project icons, project logos, sitenotices, etc.
Law
For images relating to law, such as election law or ballot law, use [[Category:Law images]]
Election
For general election images or images that relate to such things as vote fraud or instant runoff voting. Use [[Category:Election images]]
Campaign finance
For campaign finance images or images that relate to such things as campaign donors, PACs or SuperPACs. Use [[Category:Campaign finance images]]
