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updatedAt: 2025-10-12T20:28:00.000Z
agentTools:
  projectIndex: https://docs.checkhq.com/llms.txt
---

# Get reciprocity elections

Returns the jurisdictions an employee may opt into reciprocity for, along with their current values.

# OpenAPI definition

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        "description": "Returns the jurisdictions an employee may opt into reciprocity for, along with their current values.",
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                          "effective_start": {
                            "type": "string",
                            "example": "2022-01-01"
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                          "jurisdiction": {
                            "type": "string",
                            "description": "Lowercase region code for the election (`fed` or lowercased ISO 3166-2:US region code). During migration, legacy `jur_` IDs may still be returned for partners not yet on canonical jurisdiction codes.",
                            "example": "az"
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                          "jurisdiction_name": {
                            "type": "string",
                            "example": "Arizona"
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```