10 posts in "Category: Field guide"
Field Guides
Creating accessible online information
The people who come to your website have a wide range of needs. When we talk about making websites and...
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Creating forms that help voters take action
Elections are built on a foundation of forms. You know that the design of a form can make your work easier or...
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Designing usable ballots
We know now from several years of testing ballots all over the U.S. that implementing simple principles of design make it much...
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Writing instructions voters understand
It’s amazing the difference simple language can make for voters. In research conducted for the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST),...
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Testing ballots for usability
The top 10 guidelines for conducting usability tests of ballots come from two main sources. The first is a group...
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Effective poll worker materials
One way to ensure voter intent is to make sure poll workers know what to do when. The clearer their training before...
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Choosing how to communicate with voters
Election officials have more ways to communicate with voters than ever before, from traditional printed booklets, to the web, radio and...
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Designing voter education booklets and flyers
With each election, voters receive flyers and booklets to help them understand the election process, register, find their polling places, and learn what’s...
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Designing election department websites
Voters increasingly rely on online sources for information about where to vote, what’s on the ballot, and when they can vote. But...
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Guiding voters through the polling place
Hurricane Sandy, which struck the East Coast just before Election Day in 2012, delivered lessons and opportunities. Election officials proved just how resourceful...
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