Elections for Everyone - Accessible Voting in 2023
summary
Progress report on accessible elections with concrete numbers and products: federal VVSG 2.0 makes every approved voting system fully accessible; ballot marking systems with audio and tactile keypads print verifiable paper ballots and the LA universal voting device is tested, used in 2020, and moving to commercial sale. Turnout gap falls from 7.3% (2008) to 3.6% (2020); mail-ballot universal programs expand from 3 to 9 states; research shows error-detection ranges from ~5% to as high as 86% in good systems. Emerging tools include accessible vote by mail and cryptographic systems like ElectionGuard.
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chapters (14)
- 0:00Introduction to civic design
- 4:00The case for accessibility
- 6:58Historical context
- 9:17Federal guidelines and HAVA
- 14:12Designing for ballot marking
- 20:30The mechanics of accessible voting
- 23:53The Los Angeles system model
- 27:18Moving toward universal design
- 29:05Emerging trends in voting
- 33:12Verification and technology
- 37:11Research in voting interaction
- 39:44Providing accessible information
- 41:08Conclusion and closing remarks
- 44:19Q&A session
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