Proposed Ballot Design
On Nov. 4, most ballots will repeat design mistakes made in previous elections. Many of these errors are avoidable. This year, the United States Election Assistance Commission released ballot design guidelines. Using these guidelines, AIGA developed this feature to identify common design problems and offers improvements. How Design Can Save Democracy, By Richard Grefé and Jessica Friedman Hewitt
(thank you olga)
The drawing of the hand filling in the oval has no visual cue as to where the name is.
A flaw.
Posted by: vanderleun | August 25, 2008 at 08:48 PM
I can attest to the ease of use of this type of ballot. Oregon has been a 100% vote-by-mail state for quite a few years now, and our ballots look very much like the picture above.
You always know exactly who or what you are voting for. Doesn't mean everyone always votes the right way (*cough*bush*cough*) but at least they are sure of their vote. :)
Posted by: Adam | August 27, 2008 at 12:16 AM