Summary
The Center for Civic Design is a US nonprofit that focuses on the UX/UI of voting — ballot design, voter instructions, polling-place signage, registration forms. Coined the “Making Voting Easier” research program with state and county election officials.
Body
The Center’s research has produced design guidelines that have demonstrably reduced ballot-completion errors and improved usability, particularly for voters with disabilities and voters with limited English proficiency. The work pairs UX research with field testing in actual elections. [source: center-for-civic-design]
The Center’s outputs include field-tested design templates and a Field Guide to the Civic User Experience used by election administrators.
Use it for
Citing UX-rigorous evidence on ballot and election-material design; advocating for design improvements in election administration.