Ever since NY moved to paper ballots, many New Yorkers have complained about how difficult the ballots are to use because of small text, missing (and confusing) instructions, weak separation of contests, etc. /1
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A few years ago, the Brennan Center teamed up with
@BrianKavanaghNY,@civicdesign and@drewoxide to suggest changes that could make ballots easier to use and read and reduce voter errors. /21 reply 2 retweets 3 likesShow this thread -
larry norden Retweeted Let NY Vote
The bill died in the Senate a number of times, but yesterday it finally passed! /3https://twitter.com/LetNYvote/status/1105236975353761795 …
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Let NY Vote @LetNYvote
The Voter Friendly Ballot Act
just passed @NYSA_Majority & already passed in@NYSenate which means it's on it's way to@NYGovCuomo to be signed! This is a huge win for accessibility — we'll finally have clear legible and easy to understand ballots.#LetNYvote pic.twitter.com/79uoNIxBWZ1 reply 3 retweets 14 likesShow this thread -
Thanks
@BrianKavanaghNY for your leadership to ensure every vote is counted accurately,@LetNYvote for pushing the legislature, and@civicdesign@AIGAdesign,@drewoxide and others who work to improve voting around the country.http://www.brennancenter.org/legislation/voter-friendly-ballot-act-2011 …1 reply 1 retweet 13 likesShow this thread -
Replying to @LarryNorden @BrianKavanaghNY and
That is great Larry. Congrats to all. I’m gonna read that bill-lots of room for improvement here too.
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Back when it was first introduced, we worked with @DrewOxide to create a design concept ballot show how much it could change voting in NY. See it here: https://civicdesign.org/a-better-ballot-for-new-york/ …
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