## public Election::getState

### Description    

```php
public Election->getState ( ): CondorcetPHP\Condorcet\ElectionProcess\ElectionState
```

Get the election process level.
    

### Return value:   

*(```CondorcetPHP\Condorcet\ElectionProcess\ElectionState```)* ElectionState::CANDIDATES_REGISTRATION: Candidate registered state. No votes, no result, no cache.
ElectionState::VOTES_REGISTRATION: Voting registration phase. Pairwise cache can exist thanks to dynamic computation if voting phase continue after the first get result. But method result never exist.
3: Result phase: Some method result may exist, pairwise exist. An election will return to Phase 2 if votes are added or modified dynamically.


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### Related method(s)      

* [Election::setStateToVote](../Election%20Class/public%20Election--setStateToVote.md)