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EOS EOS

Election Obligations & Standards Database

Criterion

Ballots were understandable and user-friendly


Election Parts

  • Voting Operations

Issues

  • Ballot Design and Voter Choice
Summaries
  • Ballots, including electronic ballots, should be understandable.
  • Ballots should be available in the principal languages in multilingual societies.
  • Ballots should be identical in all languages.
  • Ballots should account for levels of literacy.
  • Voters should be able to cast a blank ballot, including when voting on electronic technologies.
EOS EOS

Election Obligations & Standards Database

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