56 posts in "Tag: communicating with voters"
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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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Tips for the home stretch: Communicating with voters
3 tips for easy ways to answer voter questions: voting location maps, email auto-responses, drop box checklists
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Helping voters make healthy choices
Election information plus guidance from public health experts helps voters make healthy voting choices.
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An invitation to certainty, in an uncertain time
Communications tips for helping voters cure a problem with their mail-in or absentee ballot.
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An invitation to redistricting
What happens when citizens lead the design of an application for their own effort to redraw district lines.
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Introducing ranked-choice voting in the City of St. Louis Park
When the City Council in St. Louis Park, Minnesota adopted ranked-choice voting (RCV) for their city elections, City Clerk Melissa...
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A form is a conversation
In a world where we have to collect information directly from people, there must be forms. Including voter registration forms.
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Streamlining and nudging in voter registration
How to help would-be voters answer the question "Do you want to register to vote?" easily and accurately.
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How to make videos accessible to people with disabilities
How do you make sure that videos are accessible to people with disabilities?
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Demystifying the mechanics of voting with a pocket guide
We had learned through research about the challenges that voters face in getting and understanding information about elections that there...
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Answering voters’ questions: what’s on the ballot, and the mechanics of voting
An interactive practice ballot is a secret weapon. When people get the chance to see what the ballot looks like, check out what contests and...
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Ranked choice voting
Best practices for ballot design, instructions, and election results reporting for ranked choice contests. Project partners: Ranked Choice Voting Resource Center and Fair Vote
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Minnesota gets new polling place signage with help from design students
What’s better than hearing about a successful collaboration between election administrators and designers? A project that brought together the City...
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