Tools
Explore our library of usable tools and templates. Put them to use in your elections office today.
Tools
One of our principles is to share what we produce widely and freely. Distilling our research and experiencing working with election offices across the country into useful, usable tools and resources is one way that do that. Here are some of the workbooks, toolkits, and stand alone tools that we’ve produced. They are free to use and adapt. Election officials should check state law to see if you’re able to use them.
Several of these tools were developed as part of our ongoing partnership with the ElectionTools.org, which is now part of the U.S. Alliance for Elections Excellence Resource Library.
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Designing Election Websites
A well designed website gives voters the information they need to become informed and confident voters. It can be a…
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Post-election debrief toolkit
After an election, election offices have a brief period to pause and assess the important work they have accomplished. These 3 tools will support you in debriefing an election.
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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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Designing manuals for poll workers
3 resources to help you write and design manuals that make it easy for poll workers to find information, even in stressful situations.
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Conducting multilingual usability testing
This workbook will help you through the process of testing materials in multiple languages, and provide you with tools to run usability testing from pre-planning to reporting on what you learned.
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Creating accessible forms for print + PDF
Creating usable and accessible forms for paper and digital accessibility.
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Toolkit: Designing materials for vote by mail
We have materials to support any state or county scaling up their vote-by-mail. In this toolkit, you’ll find templates and…
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Designing vote by mail envelopes
Learn how to design a vote at home envelope package that works for USPS, state legal requirements, and plain language and design recommendations.
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Planning language access
Trying to help a community in your jurisdiction that needs voting materials in a language other than English? When CCD…
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Designing materials for vote centers and polling places
It is common practice to train the people who will work the polls on Election Day, and election officials to…
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Designing a voter guide to an election
In many jurisdictions, election officials send a booklet to registered voters with information about what’s on their ballot and how…