Being Online Is Still Not Enough
Reviews and Recommendations for State Election Websites
- Election Initiatives
- Contact Stephanie Bosh 202.540.6741
- December 6, 2011
Quick Summary
This 2011 report, Being Online Is Still Not Enough, provided state-by-state reviews and analysis based on detailed criteria of election websites for all 50 states and the District of Columbia. It also included recommendations for improving each site to better inform voters, and provides a list of best practices adopted by many states to maximize their election office’s online presence.
This report follows Pew’s initial 2008 study, Being Online Is Not Enough.
Millions are turning to official state election websites to find the information they need to cast a ballot.
Being Online Is Still Not Enough provided state-by-state reviews and analysis based on detailed criteria of election websites for all 50 states and the District of Columbia. It also included recommendations for improving each site to better inform voters, and provides a list of best practices adopted by many states to maximize their election office’s online presence. This report followed Pew’s initial 2008 study, Being Online Is Not Enough.
Assessments were based on three categories: content, lookup tools, and usability. Roll your cursor over the map below to see each state’s overall score, and scores broken down by category.
Overall scores were classified as:
Content scores were classified as:
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Report Assets
- Date:
- December 6, 2011
- Contacts:
- Stephanie Bosh | 202.540.6741
- Project:
- Election Initiatives
- Issues:
- Election Technology, Technology, Online Registration, Military and Overseas Voting, Absentee Voting, Voting Information
- State:
- National
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