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How might we design an accessible election experience for everyone? Read the challenge brief

Winning concepts

Congratulations to our 11 Winning Concepts and to our entire community for your efforts creating, collaborating, building and refining throughout the challenge! Read more about our final concepts – and remember: the challenge may have ended, but the conversation continues. Has this challenge inspired you to make elections more accessible in your own community? Email us at hello@openideo.com to let us know.
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EZ Ballot -- updated!

Which ballot would you choose if you had EZ or Quick ballot? This ballot structure of the EZ ballot works same way for all outputs regardless of modality.
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Tina Lee March 10, 2012
09:40PM
617 views 19 comments 19 applause
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Complete Online Polling Station Performance Tracking Platform - UPDATED

Voter’s Voice is a free online platform to allow voters to rate polling stations, suggest improvements, and connect with election officials to advocate for improvements to polling station accessibility, equipment and the general voting experience.
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Graham G. March 02, 2012
05:10AM
767 views 22 comments 13 applause
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An Election Integration into the College Campus (Cornell University)

THE BUBBLE PROBLEM: We address the problem on college campuses of how students exist within a bubble, disconnected from current events. Our process integrates the election seamlessly into student’s lives and could feasibly be applied elsewhere.
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Design For America Cornell March 11, 2012
05:00AM
1075 views 25 comments 18 applause
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Community Voter Advocates (Refined): Build on existing social ties to increase election access.

(Update of Community Clerks) Underserved communities already have people who know and work with them, and have developed personal relationships. We should train these people to do voter registration, outreach, and education.
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Darren McNally February 27, 2012
09:09PM
916 views 20 comments 22 applause
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Voting Vans --- REFINEMENT

Vans equipped with electronic voting machines could make scheduled stops at hospitals and rehab centers allowing people with disabilities to conveniently participate in the voting process.
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Priyanka Kodikal February 22, 2012
09:08PM
1596 views 114 comments 69 applause
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Voter Help Hub: A Cental System Connecting Voters, Volunteers and Information

Voter Help Hub System is a secured network that connects, alerts and coordinates volunteers of areas needing assistance. Information is aggregated from voting survey data indicating disability assistance needs in specific communities to vote.
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T. Annie Nguyen February 27, 2012
05:42AM
913 views 30 comments 20 applause
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Design for Onboarding (Tutorial), Habit-Building (Grind), and Mastery (Elder Game)

Starting with young people, design training and activities to build on previous knowledge using civic building exercises combined with awareness and empathy exercises to illuminate barriers to the process that exist for many.
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Sharron Rush March 10, 2012
04:15PM
939 views 12 comments 14 applause
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priority queue

Similar to the priority seats in public transport or the priority boarding at airports for elderly and families - there should be a priority queue for voting. It should be for people with disabilities and other limitations.
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Stefan Ritter March 01, 2012
09:34PM
803 views 38 comments 32 applause
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MyVote Smartphone App (Refined)

MyVote is a smartphone application concept designed to enable mobile voting from anywhere in the world.
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David March 04, 2012
12:02AM
1099 views 27 comments 21 applause
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iPad Absentee Voting

For many individuals, even getting to a polling place is out of the question. This post outlines a concept of an iPad running custom voting software that will allow flexible absentee voting in places such as hospitals.
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Andrew Baranak March 08, 2012
08:49PM
700 views 26 comments 22 applause
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Let Vapp suggest

Mobile devices and apps enable different processes of voting using their multiple ways of input and output. But how can a poll clerk decide which method fits who?
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Cansu Akarsu February 20, 2012
08:31PM
2429 views 85 comments 48 applause
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