25 posts in "Category: best practices"
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Preparing for federal agents or ICE at a polling place
Guidance and training materials to help election workers respond if federal agents, including ICE, enter a polling place.
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Election results communication tips
Tips for communicating incomplete election results clearly, setting expectations, and helping voters understand the counting process.
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Add a checklist to your drop boxes
Add a simple checklist to your ballot drop boxes to remind voters of common mistakes before they submit their ballots.
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How to design vote by mail envelopes for USPS
This booklet covers the elements you'll need to send your vote by mail envelopes through USPS.
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First steps for accessibility testing
A practical guide for making election technology accessible — from online voter registration to electronic poll books. Covers the POUR principles, a layered testing approach,...
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Handbook for VVSG 2.0 Usability and Accessibility Test Strategies
A guidance handbook for testing voting systems against the usability and accessibility requirements in VVSG 2.0
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Creating accessible forms for print and PDF
This toolkit brings together 5 resources to help you build accessible PDF forms.
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How to speak to all voters: A bilingual design guide for voter education
Bilingual voter education materials help bridge the gap for new citizens and multilingual communities, making voting clearer, more welcoming, and...
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Polling place signage toolkit
Signage guidelines and ready-to-use templates for election offices of all sizes.
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Ballot Order: Randomization and rotation
These best practices outline the options to produce randomness, drawing from political science research and examples across the country.
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Designing Ranked Choice Voting voter education
Guidelines for designing voter education that supports voters learn about a new method of voting.
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Translating for elections
This quick guide contains a few best practices to consider in an internal civic translation process.
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Hiring a language access coordinator
A language access quick guide to hiring one of the most critical contributor’s to your department’s language access plan.
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Working with translation vendors in elections
Guidance on how to choose a translation vendor, and how to work with them.
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Designing Ranked Choice Voting Ballots
Guidelines for Ranked Choice Voting ballot layout and design.
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