How to incorporate voting reinforcement into daily lives?
Registration-like adverts/pinging to check on vote once submitted
Putting an individual vote into a larger context of City/County/State elections
Tracking your vote to check its progress
Mail-in voting doesn't feel like a big thing
Election guides are not very helpful, web version would facilitate usage
Using platform for passive promotion of voter registration
Must register to vote
Voter cannot access information on how to register to vote
Local CBOs need language capabilities for the entire population
Voter isn't aware of registration requirement
Due to language barrier
Needs a valid WA State ID
Has a valid WA State ID
Does not have a valid WA State ID
Obtains valid WA ID
Understands the elections/initiatives on the ballot
Ballot is too long
Goes to polling station to vote
Must be able to physically fill in bubbles and sign ballot
Isn't physically able to fill out mail-in ballot
Accesses assistance in filling out ballot
Voter is able to fill out ballot
Doesn't recognize the ballot/thinks that it is junk mail
LANGUAGE
Unable to register
Voter's younger family needs motivation/reason to engage with voting process to help voting family member
Lack of in-language information sources to provide awareness
Valid ID not required to register to vote
Tech solutions will run into problems
Knowing how ballots are sent/look like when coming in the mail
Internet access is a challenge
Election cheat sheet
General US Gov't education is an essential early step
Depends on the leaders in the community
Awareness to request the ballot in their language
In-language materials lacking online
Using in-language media sources to spread voting/election awareness
Mobilize voting via children/adolescents in immigrant families. Leverage point
Piecemeal approach to language access
Rejected ballot information publicly available from KC
Not difficult work, need monetary resources and knowing where to target outreach
Need more assistance on how to cure ballots -- KC Elections or CBOs to play key role
Filling out ballots is hard, no shame in needing help
Magic Wand: 1-2 page fact sheet about ballot reasons for rejection. Make sure your ballot gets counted. Ballot-tracking.
Education about how to fix rejected ballot - takes time and effort
Multiple signatures, rules unclear
Ballots with names more likely to be POC were rejected at a greater rate than ballots with names more likely to be Caucasian
No requirement to vote for all elections/initiatives on ballot.
WA Ballots are too long - advisory votes, arcane content
Permanent housing
Citizenship and $750 to apply for it
Requirements for online voter registration
Updating voter registration information
Notes
Staggered mailing of pamphlet and ballot
Counting the vote
Submitting the ballot
Completing the ballot
Registration
Eligibility
Forks
Bottlenecks
Negative outcomes
Positive outcomes
Key
Mail system works
Ballot received in-time by King County
Check for signature
Ballot has no signature
Ballot returned to voter for signature
Insufficient information about how to cure their ballot
Voter signs and resubmits ballot
Signature must match
DOL ID signature records
Signature does not match records
Voter notified of rejected ballot
Voter doesn't respond in time
Voter must respond in given amount of time
Voter must go to King County
Fixes uncounted ballot issue
Signature match records
Scantron reads ballot
Ballot bubbles are legible
Vote Counted!!
Ballot bubbles are illegible
Submits mail-in ballot/
does not submit?
Needs to access ballot
drop box
Cannot access ballot drop box
King County collects ballots from drop box
Needs to mail ballot on-time
Mails ballot
on-time
Mail system fails to transport ballot in time
Misses dealine for ballot submission
Vote is uncounted
Completes mail-in ballot
Forgets to submit ballot
Is reminded to submit ballot
Vote isn't cast
Makes voter registration deadline
Cannot wait for mail-in ballot and must print out ballot to vote on time
Doesn't have access to printer
Unable to get a ballot
Goes to library for printer access
Doesn't have a library card
Has a printer
Registers to vote
In Person
By Mail
Online
Receives mail-in ballot
Voter was unaware that they could request ballot in primary language
Ballot is unintelligible
Needs to understand how to vote by mail
Family household only receives one voter pamphlet
Language (diction) of ballot leading to confusing instructions/meaning.
Grade-level accessible writing
Cannot access appropriate mail-in voting instructions
Has sufficient educational materials to vote
Needs to understand what/who they are voting for
Understands some of the elections/initiatives on the ballot
"Incomplete" ballot is not cast
Needs fundamental understanding of how the US Gov't works
Organizations
- Faith Organizations
Resources
- Community Contact Network
Ballot information isn't sufficiently translated
Cannot access candidate/initiative information
Ballot is not cast
Misses voter registration deadline
Subject: Potential Voter in King County.
Impact Area: Voter Participation
Location: King County
Person in King County with
an upcoming election
Ineligible to vote
Under 18 years old
Non-US Citizen
Unable to vote in this cycle
New WA Resident (under 30 days)
Unsure if they are eligible
Look for voting eligibility information
Attributes
Organizations
-
Resources
-
Can't find necessary info
Unable to vote
Finds voter eligibility info
Eligible to vote
