http://www.usabilityblog.com/2008/07/voting-and-usability-double-shot/ Blogging about usability, user experience and design Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:40:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.usabilityblog.com/2008/07/voting-and-usability-double-shot/comment-page-1/#comment-2906 Samantha LeVan Sun, 19 Oct 2008 18:50:14 +0000 http://www.usabilityblog.com/index.php/2008/07/25/voting-and-usability-double-shot/#comment-2906 Lawmakers have the authority to determine instructional guidelines for ballots. When these are determined at the local and state level, how do we consistently lobby for change? I would love to see federal guidelines based on Design for Democracy and EAC best practices: http://www.aiga.org/content.cfm/design-for-democracy-eac-reports. Although just getting started in the fight for ballot usability, I am overwhelmed by the concern that ballots are not standard. Lawmakers have the authority to determine instructional guidelines for ballots. When these are determined at the local and state level, how do we consistently lobby for change? I would love to see federal guidelines based on Design for Democracy and EAC best practices: http://www.aiga.org/content.cfm/design-for-democracy-eac-reports. Although just getting started in the fight for ballot usability, I am overwhelmed by the concern that ballots are not standard.

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