The main output file, entitled filename.mg, contains four columns. The first is the MCD Group number assigned by plvdkey.exe; the second and third are the original MCD and precinct codes (preserving the county prefix); and the fourth column is an indicator, by precinct, of how many MCD Groups were created in that county. So, when output in the .mg file, which is sorted by MCD Group, no two rows in the same county have different numbers in the fourth column. These columns are delimited by tabs.
Using Indiana once again as an example, the .mg file looks like this:
001 001085 0010119 16 001 001085 0010101 16 002 001040 0010110 16 002 001040 0010102 16 003 001095 0010121 16 003 001095 0010103 16 004 001015 0010104 16 005 001020 0010105 16 006 001050 0010106 16 006 001050 0010112 16 006 001025 0010106 16 006 001025 0010107 16
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