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+
+
+with Ada.Containers.Ordered_Maps;
+with Ada.Containers.Ordered_Sets;
+
+
+package Candidates.Containers is
+
+
+    package Candidate_Maps is new Ada.Containers.Ordered_Maps
+           (Key_Type     => CandidateID,
+            Element_Type => Candidate);
+
+
+    subtype Candidate_Map is Candidate_Maps.Map;
+
+
+    procedure Read_Candidates
+           (Filename       : in     String;
+            State          : in     State_Name;
+            Candidate_Data :    out Candidate_Map);
+
+
+
+
+    package CandidateID_Maps is new Ada.Containers.Ordered_Maps
+           (Key_Type     => Positive,
+            Element_Type => CandidateID);
+    use type CandidateID_Maps.Map;
+
+
+    package CandidateID_Map_Maps is new Ada.Containers.Ordered_Maps
+           (Key_Type     => Positive,
+            Element_Type => CandidateID_Maps.Map);
+
+
+    --  possibly put some aspects here to ensure the types are as expected?
+    subtype Above_Line_Ballot is CandidateID_Map_Maps.Map;
+    subtype Below_Line_Ballot is CandidateID_Maps.Map;
+
+
+    procedure Generate_Ballots
+           (Candidate_Data : in     Candidate_Map;
+            Above_Ballot   :    out Above_Line_Ballot;
+            Below_Ballot   :    out Below_Line_Ballot);
+
+
+    --  debugging function
+    function To_String
+           (Above_Ballot : in Above_Line_Ballot)
+        return String;
+
+
+    --  debugging function
+    function To_String
+           (Below_Ballot : in Below_Line_Ballot)
+        return String;
+
+
+
+
+    package CandidateID_Sets is new Ada.Containers.Ordered_Sets
+           (Element_Type => CandidateID);
+
+
+    subtype CandidateID_Set is CandidateID_Sets.Set;
+
+
+end Candidates.Containers;
+
+