Template:Category U.S. State elections by year/sandbox
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This template is used as a category header for election by year categories for state elections in the United States.
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Usage[edit]
Just use: {{Category U.S. State elections by year}}
Both the place and the year are derived automatically, from the category name.
To override place and year, use |place=(place) and |year=(year).
Automatic categorization[edit]
The template automatically adds the transcluding page to the following categories:
- [[Category:YEAR elections in the United States by state]], with a sort key of PLACE
- [[Category:PLACE elections by year]], with a sort key of YEAR
- In the case of Washington, D.C., this category is: Category:Elections in Washington, D.C., by year
- [[Category:YEAR in PLACE]], with a sort key of "Elections"
To suppress categorization, use |nocategories=y.
Tracking categories[edit]
- Category:Template Category U.S. State elections by year with place parameter (8)
- Category:Template Category U.S. State elections by year with place parameter not matching title place (8)
- Category:Template Category U.S. State elections by year with year parameter (0)
- Category:Template Category U.S. State elections by year with year parameter not matching title year (0)