From 7dd8a1d861d3f208a41628834affe934579a7b12 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Derek Willis Date: Wed, 1 Aug 2012 21:49:33 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] updated local links --- overview.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/overview.md b/overview.md index 061809f..90ea45b 100644 --- a/overview.md +++ b/overview.md @@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ Even though committees file reports [on a regular schedule](http://www.fec.gov/i Bulk FTP Data ======== -The FEC has offered bulk data for years, and [its offerings](http://www.fec.gov/finance/disclosure/ftp_download.shtml) include summary and detailed files covering committees, candidates and contributions. The bulk files are updated weekly, late on Sunday nights, so depending on your timing and needs the bulk files may not be suitable for every task. The advantage of the bulk files is that they are vetted by the FEC, with some of the records standardized (by adding FEC-issued committee ids, for example) and others removed to prevent duplicate records from appearing. The [summary](/bulk/summary/) and [detailed](/bulk/detailed/) files are pipe-delimited, a relatively recent change for the FEC, and some older files may still be in fixed-width format. +The FEC has offered bulk data for years, and [its offerings](http://www.fec.gov/finance/disclosure/ftp_download.shtml) include summary and detailed files covering committees, candidates and contributions. The bulk files are updated weekly, late on Sunday nights, so depending on your timing and needs the bulk files may not be suitable for every task. The advantage of the bulk files is that they are vetted by the FEC, with some of the records standardized (by adding FEC-issued committee ids, for example) and others removed to prevent duplicate records from appearing. The [summary](bulk/summary/) and [detailed](bulk/detailed/) files are pipe-delimited, a relatively recent change for the FEC, and some older files may still be in fixed-width format. Bulk data files are contained inside zip files stored on the FTP server, so retrieving them via a web application requires several steps. The FTP data is updated early Monday morning each week, and previous cycles are updated as well, since committees can amend filings from an earlier election cycle.