---
title: "Update reciprocity elections"
method: PATCH
path: "/employees/{employee}/reciprocity_elections"
---

# Update reciprocity elections

`PATCH /employees/{employee}/reciprocity_elections`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://sandbox.checkhq.com`
- URL: `https://sandbox.checkhq.com/employees/{employee}/reciprocity_elections`
- Auth: API key in header `Authorization`
- TypeScript: <https://skmtc.dev/checkhq/apis/check-api/docs/employees/:employee/reciprocity_elections/patch.ts> (a function with typed inputs; its response is checked against the schema)

Returns an employee's reciprocity elections

## Path parameters

- `employee` string, required

## Request body

- object
  - `RAW_BODY` object[], required: List of ReciprocityElection objects
    - `opt_in` boolean, required: Opt-in value of the employee
    - `effective_start` string, date: Date the opt-in value goes into effect
    - `jurisdiction` string, required: Lowercase region code for the election (`fed` or lowercased ISO 3166-2:US region code, e.g. `pa`). During migration, legacy `jur_` IDs are also accepted on write.

## Response `200`

200

- object
  - `next` unknown
  - `previous` unknown
  - `results` object[]
    - `opt_in` boolean
    - `effective_start` string
    - `jurisdiction` string: 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.
    - `jurisdiction_name` string
    - `applicable` boolean

## Other responses

- `400`: 400

## Changes

- **2026-11-03** `5a54f5eb888b`: 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/checkhq/apis/check-api/changes/employees/:employee/reciprocity_elections/patch.md)

---

[API](https://skmtc.dev/checkhq/apis/check-api.md) - [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/checkhq/apis/check-api/llms.txt) - [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/checkhq/apis/check-api/revisions/5a54f5eb888b?raw)