Processen-verbaal verkiezingen

Archives URLs and documents from Dutch municipal "proces-verbaal" (vote counting) files published after elections.

For agent instructions, processing workflows, and automation details, see AGENTS.md.

Setup

python3 -m venv .venv
source .venv/bin/activate
pip install -r requirements.txt

Structure

2026-GR/           # Election folder (year-type)
  README.md        # Election-level notes
  TODO.md          # Problematic municipalities only
  {code}/          # CBS municipality code
    config.txt     # Download configuration
    README.md      # Municipality notes and stembureau counts
    *.pdf          # Downloaded documents
    SHA256SUMS     # File checksums

Checking progress

./scripts/show-progress.py --election 2026-GR

Hashes and timestamps

Each election has a signed manifest built from per-municipality SHA256SUMS files:

./scripts/build-election-manifest.py 2026-GR
gpg --yes --clearsign 2026-GR/2026-GR

To verify:

./scripts/build-election-manifest.py 2026-GR
gpg --verify 2026-GR/2026-GR.asc
ots verify 2026-GR/2026-GR.asc.ots

Timestamps can be verified at opentimestamps.org or with ots-client and a Bitcoin node.