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