Looking across the voter experience
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Looking across the Looking across the voter experiencevoter experiencehow design, usability, and accessibility shape voters’ paths through elections
Dana ChisnellCenter for Civic DesignPresidential Commission on Election AdministrationSeptember 4, 2013
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Clear process
Efficient, effective poll workers
Usability and accessibility
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Clear, verifiable results
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A margin of victory that is larger than the number of residual votes
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Carrying out voter intent.
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Cast as intended
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Cast as intended, counted as cast.
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41 participants
geographically diverse
looked for answers on their county’s website
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Most-asked questions
1. What’s on the ballot?
2. Can I vote absentee?
3. Can I vote early?
4. Where do I vote?
5. Who’s in office now?
6. Do I need ID?
7. What’s the deadline for registering?
8. How do I vote?
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100+ hours in polling places
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What’s on
the ballot?
Can I vote absentee?
Can I vote early?
Where do I vote?
Who’s in o
ffice now?
Do I need
ID?
What’s the dead
line for registering?
How
do I vote?
100%
50%
0%
80%
Preparing to vote
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100%
50%
0%
What’s on
the ballot?
Can I vote absentee?
Can I vote early?
Where do I vote?
Who’s in o
ffice now?
Do I need
ID?
What’s the dead
line for registering?
How
do I vote?
35%
12.5%
60% 60%
72%
65%
69%
80%
80%
Preparing to vote
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100%
50%
0%
What’s on
the ballot?
Can I vote absentee?
Can I vote early?
Where do I vote?
Who’s in o
ffice now?
Do I need
ID?
What’s the dead
line for registering?
How
do I vote?
35%
12.5%
60% 60%
72%
65%
69%
80%
80%
Preparing to vote
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Voting at the polling placeGood
Bad
Get to the polling place
Get in th
e queue
Figure out w
here to go first
Check in
Get a ballot
Mark the ballot
Cast the ballot
Find polling
within th
e building
Get a sticker
Leave
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Voting at the polling placeGood
Bad
Check in
Get to the polling place
Get in th
e queue
Find polling
within th
e building
Figure out w
here to go first
Get a ballot
Mark the ballot
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Voting at the polling placeGood
Bad
Mark the ballot
Do I know about all this stuff?
How do I mark my choices?
Should I vote on everything?
What do I do if I don’t know anything about these judges?
What if I get it wrong?
What is this Vote for 3?
Why didn’t they tell me there were more on the back?
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Voting at the polling placeGood
Bad
Check in
Cast the ballot
Get to the polling place
Get in th
e queue
Find polling
within th
e building
Figure out w
here to go first
Get a ballot
Mark the ballot
Get a sticker
Leave
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Voting at the polling placeGood
Bad
Get to the polling place
Find polling
within th
e building
Get in th
e queue
Figure out w
here to go first
Check in
Get a ballot
Mark the ballot
Cast the ballot
Get a sticker
Leave
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Voting at the polling placeGood
Bad
Get to the polling place
Find polling
within th
e building
Get in th
e queue
Figure out w
here to go first
Check in
Get a ballot
Mark the ballot
Cast the ballot
Get a sticker
Leave
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Journey maps look at experience holistically
Benchmarking
Showing improvement over time
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Voting at the polling place
Check in
Get a ballot
Mark the ballot
Cast the ballot
Get a sticker
Leave
Checklist: test and measure
Can voters:
find the information they need?
find the correct place to sign in?
read all signs easily?
understand what is allowed in the
polling place?
read all of the information on the ballot
easily?
navigate the ballot to find all contests
and ballot questions?
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Voting at the polling place
Check in
Get a ballot
Mark the ballot
Cast the ballot
Get a sticker
Leave
Make signs easy to read
Provide clear information about
behavior in the polling place
Use plain language
Use icons to reinforce instructions
Use mixed case
Use big enough type
Pick one sans serif font
Use contrast and color to support
meaning
Show what’s most important
Closing the gap
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Design matters throughout the experience.
Testing and measuring through usability checks can make it easy to make and see improvement over time.
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Dana ChisnellCenter for Civic Design
[email protected]@gmail.com
civicdesigning.org
@danachis@ChadButterfly