Explanation of file names
The filenames consist of 6 parts separated by hyphens. The parts are as follow:

Data type
	vtdvotes for all of the files

2 digit year
	02, 04, 05, 06, 08, 09 or 10 corresponding with 2002-2010
	For years 02 and 04, geography is 1998 VTDs conforming to 2000 Census
	For all other years, geography is 2008 VTDs conforming to 2010 Census

Territorial span of the office, that is, the territory covered by the collection of all the districts for the office
	NYS for state offices
	NYC for city-wide NYC offices
	005 for Bronx county
	047 for Kings county
	061 for New York county

Election type
	G    General
	D    Democratic primary
	R    Republican primary
	drun Democratic run-off
	S    Special
	E    Enrollment

Internal office code
	1  President
	3  US Senate
	6  Congress
	20 Mayor
	21 Governor
	22 Lt. Governor
	28 State Senate
	30 Assembly
	31 Borough President
	32 City Council/Local legislature
	33 Comptroller
	34 Public Advocate
	35 Judge
	40 District Attorney
	41 Attorney General

District number
	0 indicates that the office is not divided into districts