Good Choice

Good choice! All of these design elements — along with four others in our report — have been identified as equitable ballot design recommendations.

You can review two sample ballots below. Can you spot the differences between a recent ballot and our recommended ballot design?

An example ballot highlighting the difference between a standard ballot and an equitable ballot.

Read UCS's new report for our evaluation and analysis of equitable ballot design. Remember, a healthy democracy requires that every voter has access to an equal and effective vote. Every voter should be able to easily express their preferences and have confidence that every effort has been made to record and count those preferences accurately.