The Troubling Woes of Ballot Design

Not to stand too long on our soapbox here, but if you ever need one quick read that will help demonstrate a) wasteful government bureaucracy, b) the confusing lack of the masses’ ability to reason, and c) how important good, quality design is to something so seemingly simple, then go no further than a story such as this in USA Today about the government’s trouble with election ballot design. After pumping billions upon billions of dollars on improving the standards in the design of these important pieces of democracy, NYU has just released a study saying not much has really improved and people are still incredibly confused as to how to vote for Person A or Person B.