Slot: start_date

Date the role, position, event or period began.

Applicable Classes

Name	Description	Modifies Slot
Post	A position that exists independently of who holds it, e.g. “U.S. Senator for Ohio (Class 1)” or “Anchor, Evening News”. Optional: many Memberships (staff, contributors) have no formal Post.	no
Membership	A dated role linking a Person to an Organization, optionally in a Post. This is how every role is represented: office, candidacy, staff job, newsroom job, recurring commentator slot, party office, lobbying client.	no
Event	Something that happened at a time: a debate, hearing, interview, broadcast segment, press conference. Rhetornet extends this for debates.	no
VoteEvent	A single vote held on a Motion, with its tallies.	yes

Properties

Type and Range

Property	Value
Range	Date
Domain Of	Post, Membership, Event, VoteEvent
Slot URI	schema:startDate

Cardinality and Requirements

Property	Value

Identifier and Mapping Information

Schema Source

from schema: https://electepedia.com/schema/electepedia

Mappings

Mapping Type	Mapped Value
self	schema:startDate
native	electepedia:start_date
close	schema:validFrom

LinkML Source

name: start_date
description: Date the role, position, event or period began.
from_schema: https://electepedia.com/schema/electepedia
close_mappings:
- schema:validFrom
rank: 1000
slot_uri: schema:startDate
domain_of:
- Post
- Membership
- Event
- VoteEvent
range: date