opensanctions / opensanctions/poliloom

Retire politicians who cross the death-date cutoff after import

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Description

Politicians are filtered by the death-date cutoff only during initial dump import. If enrichment later discovers a death date, the politician remains active and can continue appearing in enrichment, review, and search queues indefinitely. Garbage collection does not handle this case.

Add a politician-level retirement mechanism and exclude retired politicians from relevant queries once a verified death date crosses the cutoff.

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Research direction

Start by tracing the existing death-date cutoff during initial dump import, then identify the enrichment, review, and search queries that can still return affected politicians. Done means politicians with a verified death date beyond the cutoff are retired and excluded from those flows, including cases discovered after import.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
backend, databases, search
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
48/100

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