Designing election dashboards that inform and build trust

April 18, 2025

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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New York should have piloted their new voting system

November 8, 2010

Our thoughts: why didn't New York test their new ballot?

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Testing ballots: Real names or fictional? Direct how to vote or not?

May 9, 2009

Why fictional-but-realistic ballots work best for usability testing.

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Text on the left or right – which works better?

September 30, 2008

A usability test compared two ballots to see which one worked better for voters.

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Style Guide for Voting System Documentation at NIST

September 19, 2008

Research on how to write a manual for poll workers setting up and running voting systems

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It comes down to plain language

August 6, 2008

Writing explanations of ballot measures in San Francisco

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