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CTCL Voting Time Estimator Tool
Knowing how long it may take voters to complete the ballot is a critical data point in line managment, this tool will help you with that calculation.
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CTCL Voter Wait Time Measurement Tool
Estimating lines IS a science! There are tools to help.
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CTCL Resource Allocation Tool
Estimating lines IS a science! There are tools to help.
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Report on Polling Place Accessibility
GAO examined a nongeneralizable sample of 178 polling places during early in-person voting and on Election Day 2016. At these polling places, GAO examined a number of features outside and inside the voting area. Outside the voting area, GAO was able to examine features at all 178 polling places and found that 60 percent (107) […]
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Voters with Disabilities: Observations on Polling Place Accessibility and Related Federal Guidance
Per a Congressional request, the GAO examined access for people with disabilities at early voting and Election Day polling locations for the 2016 general election. Of the 178 polling places observed, 60 percent had one or more potential impediments outside the locations, such as steep ramps outside buildings, lack of signage for accessible paths, and […]
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EAVS Deep Dive: Poll Workers and Polling Places (2016)
Using data from the 2016 Election Administration and Voting Survey, the EAC examined polling places and poll workers.
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Improving the Voter Experience
This report focuses on progress made on studying lines at polling places and tools can be used to measure and mitigate them.
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Colorado Voting Reforms: Early Results
Pew funded research into the changes since the implementation of the Voter Access and Modernized Elections Act of 2013.
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Center for Civic Design
We bring civic design skills in research, usability, design, accessibility, and plain language to improve the voting experience, make elections easier to administer, and encourage participation in elections. Through our work, we have helped hundreds of election officials build their skills and capacity, and touched millions of voters in small but important ways.
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