54 posts in "Tag: communicating with voters"
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Designing election dashboards that inform and build trust
Here are a few tips and ideas from the Michigan Voting Dashboard that can help you decide how to display election data you’re working with.
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Michigan Voting Dashboard
In 2024, we worked with the elections and technology teams at the Michigan Department of State on the Michigan Voting Dashboard to make election data...
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Last minute tips to help voters navigate unexpected moments while voting
Every last-minute step of preparation during this busy election season helps make sure all voters are able to cast their ballots as they expect.
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This Disability Voting Rights Week, visit AccessibleVoting.net
AccessibleVoting.net now hosts the National Coalition of Accessible Voting (NCAV) Voting Access Guide for Election Officials, among other updates for 2024.
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Too much info? Break it into bites, snacks, and meals
Bite-snack-meal is a tool to help you organize and sequence the information you want to share with voters. Learn more about what it is and...
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Better design = more culturally responsive voter outreach
We recently wrapped up a research project focused on how visual design can help create more culturally responsive voter materials....
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How to: Design impactful voter education materials
A toolkit to support community-based and voter advocacy groups to create engaging, accessible, and action-oriented voter education materials.
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Maryland’s new election website speaks directly to voters
The Maryland State Board of Elections launched a new webpage as part of an outreach campaign for the 2024 elections that shares election information in...
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Design and text can work together to make RCV election status and results clear
We recently published a best practice guide that covers everything we know (so far!) about what makes a great RCV election results display. While this...
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Election websites need great headings, accordions, and clear navigation
Building on our earlier research, we discovered trends about what works well in election websites and what confused voters. We hope these findings will be...
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Communication and voter education is key to election innovation
On November 8, 2022, voters in Franklin County, Idaho had the option to vote in a pilot of a new, innovative technology called ElectionGuard. Here's...
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We launched a user-friendly website with accessible voting options in every state
AccessibleVoting.net – a new nation-wide index of accessible voting options – launched just in time for the 2022 Disability Voting Rights Week. CCD collaborated with...
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We’ve updated our Civic Images Library. Ready, set, illustrate!
Check out recent updates to our civic images library, available for free on electiontools.org.
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QR codes and short URLs get voters to information quickly
QR codes and short links are two easy to use tools that can help voters find specific pages on your website quickly/
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What to do about results: set expectations with explanations
Communications tips to help voters understand election results reporting
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Designing ballot cure forms that invite voters to act
What we learned from testing different styles of cure forms with voters.
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