VotesPA.com Redesign Live
This past Friday, our team launched the redesign of VotesPA.com, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania’s online voting resource center.
As I mentioned before, the previous site certainly was not a stand-out in the design or IA department. With the latter, even months after the start of the project, I found myself constantly saying “where is XYZ on the existing site?” Definitely not a good sign for PA voters.
A complete overhaul was obviously in order. We scrapped the previous navigation scheme and focused the new architecture on a system that mimicked the process a voter would go through during the voting process.
For voters with unique needs (ex. you’re a member of the military), we devoted a main homepage module to a simple selector that lets these individuals drill down to the appropriate content in a quick and easy-to-use manner. No more digging.
Elsewhere, we peppered in content about the voting and electoral process, as well as some new tools that will remind you of key dates via email or text message, for instance.
Of course, as with any project, there are certain things we would have liked to do better, but we’re incredibly pleased with the outcome. With such a focus on the April 22 Pennsylvania primary, it’s nice to know the state will have a modern and easy-to-use resource for voters.
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