WA gets high marks for election info accessibility
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Ballotpedia, the nonpartisan online info source for politics and elections, has ranked Washington as the most improved state for accessibility of its Elections Division and voter and candidate information.
Washington rose from 22nd in 2014 to third in the group’s 2016 ranking of the 50 states. Washington got high marks for ease of online access, quality of information on the website, vote.wa.gov, and response time.
Secretary of State Kim Wyman, the state's chief elections official, said:
“We are delighted to receive this recognition for our continuing commitment to making election information high-quality, useful and easily accessible to our candidates and voters.
“As an example, we worked with the disability community to make our main voter registration and information tool, MyVote, more accessible. We have been gratified by the positive feedback and appreciation from the disability community. Truly, everyone’s voice matters.”
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Secretary of State
Steve Hobbs
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