12 posts in "Tag: voter guides"
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Pocket voter guide template
A template for printed voter education materials covering 8 bite-sized topics.
Example
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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Messages and notices to help voters be well informed
Connecting voters with nonpartisan local voter guides for informed voting Funded by Knight Foundation Project partners: e.thePeople, DemocracyWorks
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Designing for democracy: Once you get started, it’s hard to stop
Taking the first step to a new design can be hard, but it can become addictive. (FOCE Webinar)
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Dramatic differences in voter guides
Small changes can add up to big differences. Even changing a few pages of a voter guide can improve information for voters.
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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...
Example
Voter guides show off best practices in California
California voters get a lot of love from their election officials. Not just one, but two booklets arrive in their mailbox...
Field Guides
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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Voter guides and other voter information
Best practices for official voter information guides in California. Funded by Future of California Elections Project partners: League of Women Voters Education Fund of California
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What’s the conversation you’re having with voters?
One element important to the success of voter information has to do with "voice."
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What makes election information helpful to voters?
A study of how new voters used election information booklets looked for things that helped voters plan and act.
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Election websites and voter education
Best practices in election websites and other voter education materials to answer voters’ questions With support from the MacArthur Foundation Project partners: volunteers from the...
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