Center For Civic Design

PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE IS TO TEST AND SUGGEST IMPROVEMENTS TO NIST HUMAN FACTORS TEST METHODS FOR VVSG 2.0, I.E. TEST THE TEST METHODS. THE CENTER FOR CIVIC DESIGN AND NIST COMPLETED A HANDBOOK FOR VVSG 2.0 HUMAN FACTORS TEST STRATEGIES, PUBLISHED AS NIST VOTING TECHNOLOGY SERIES VTS 400-5 IN 2023. THIS REPORT COMPILED INFORMATION ON MEETING THE HUMAN FACTORS REQUIREMENTS IN VVSG 2.0, HOW TO CONDUCT THE REQUIRED USABILITY TESTS WITH VOTERS AND ELECTION WORKERS, INFORMATION ABOUT MEETING THE REQUIREMENT FOR A USER-CENTERED DESIGN REPORT, AND DETAILED TEST METHODS FOR THE TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS IN VVSG 2.0 PRINCIPLES 5-8. THE CURRENT WORK WILL BUILD ON THE HANDBOOK BY EXECUTING THE ACTIVITIES OUTLINED BELOW. ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: THE FOUR MAJOR ACTIVITIES ARE:1. IDENTIFY OPPORTUNITIES FOR SIMPLIFYING THE HUMAN FACTORS TESTING FOR VVSG 2.0 2. REVISE APPROACH TO TEST METHODS, SUCCESS CRITERIA, AND INSTRUCTIONS 3. REVIEW REQUIREMENTS FOR REPORTS SUBMITTED AS PART OF CERTIFICATION 4. PRODUCE FINAL VERSION AND DELIVERY REPORT EXPECTED OUTCOMES:THE OUTCOMES OF THIS RESEARCH WILL SUPPORT SEVERAL IMPORTANT AUDIENCES:- NISTS VOTING PROGRAM WILL BENEFIT FROM A SYSTEMATIC EXTERNAL REVIEW OF EXISTING NIST HUMAN FACTORS TEST METHODS TO BETTER INFORM THE EAC.- THE EAC VOTING SYSTEM CERTIFICATION PROGRAM WILL BENEFIT FROM GREATER MARKET CAPACITY TO COMPLETE CERTIFICATION TESTING.- VOTING SYSTEM TEST LABORATORIES WILL BE ABLE TO COMPLETE HUMAN FACTORS TESTING MORE QUICKLY, ENABLING TRAINED TESTING STAGE TO PERFORM A LARGER SHARE OF THE EXAMINATION WHILE STILL PRODUCING CONSISTENT, ACCURATE RESULTS. - VOTING SYSTEM MANUFACTURERS WILL BETTER UNDERSTAND HUMAN FACTORS REQUIREMENTS AND BE ABLE TO PREVIEW TEST METHODS DURING DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT. - VOTERS WILL HAVE EARLIER ACCESS TO VOTING SYSTEMS DESIGNED TO THE MOST CURRENT VVSG STANDARDS.INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: - EAC- VSTLS (VOTING SYSTEM TEST LABORATORIES)- VOTING SYSTEM MANUFACTURERS- VOTERSSUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: NONE.

GUIDANCE FOR ELECTION SYSTEMS: RESEARCH ON WAYS TO ORGANIZE, PRESENT, AND COMMUNICATE REQUIREMENTS EFFECTIVELY

VOTING SYSTEMS: A ROADMAP FOR FUTURE USABILITY AND ACCESSIBILITY STANDARDS AND GUIDANCE

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EXPLORING THE STATE OF USABILITY IN ELECTRONIC POLL BOOKS