def METHOD_NAME(self, kind_of_action, google_civic_election_id=0):
    """
    Create an entry that records that a call to the VoteUSA Api was made.
    """
    try:
        google_civic_election_id = convert_to_int(google_civic_election_id)
        # TODO: We need to work out the timezone questions
        VoteUSAApiCounter.objects.create(
            kind_of_action=kind_of_action,
            google_civic_election_id=google_civic_election_id,
        )
        success = True
        status = 'ENTRY_SAVED'
    except Exception:
        success = False
        status = 'SOME_ERROR'
    results = {
        'success':                  success,
        'status':                   status,
    }
    return results