Paper Info
Title
An evaluation of web-based voting usability and accessibility
Abstract
Several countries are considering web-based voting as an alternative to, or a replacement of, traditional voting methods. It is argued that electronic voting could increase voter participation and help strengthen democracy, as e-voting would increase accessibility for large sections of the population, particularly with regard to groups that previously have experienced difficulties with the traditional voting setup. With a focus on usability and accessibility, this paper reports on a study evaluating several electronic voting prototypes in Norway, involving technical aspects as well as expert evaluation and user testing in the field, with users from a wide range of disabled user groups participating in the study. Technical testing regarding accessibility standard compliance, testing with the personas method and user testing revealed that many rather basic universal design principles were either not fully understood or not prioritized for implementation by the solution providers. However, despite various accessibility difficulties, the participants generally showed a positive attitude towards web-based elections. Through the findings of this study, the authors highlight factors that are important to consider in the development and testing of web-based voting systems.
Year
DOI
Venue
2012
10.1007/s10209-011-0253-9
Universal Access in the Information Society
Keywords
Field
DocType
accessibility,e-inclusion,revs,democracy,e-voting,disabled,universal design
Population,Electronic voting,Voting,Computer science,Usability,Universal design,Human–computer interaction,Web application,Democracy,Web accessibility
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
11
4
1615-5297
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
12
0.64
21
Authors
2
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Kristin Fuglerud1314.82
Till Halbach Røssvoll2131.33