EVCIElection Voter-Confidence Index
How well does the framework support voter confidence and audit?
Dimensions
Ballot Info
100.0% · 2/2| Datapoint | Score | Rationale & evidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| INFO.1Statutory ballot information pamphletIs there a statutory requirement to publish a voter pamphlet (or analog) with candidate and ballot-question information, with content and distribution defined? | 1/1100.0% | § 204D.16 codifies sample general-election ballots — posting and publication. § 206.62 codifies sample ballots. § 204D.165 codifies sample ballots to schools. § 211B.066 codifies distribution of absentee-ballot applications and sample ballots. § 204B.295 codifies translated voting instructions + sample ballots. Comprehensive voter-information regime codified. | § view source 2026-05-20 |
| INFO.2Multilingual ballot requirementAre the triggers for multilingual ballots and voter materials set by statute (population thresholds, language-minority criteria)? | 1/1100.0% | § 204B.295 codifies a multilingual-ballot mandate: the Secretary of State or county auditor must develop voting instructions and sample ballots in non-English languages, with the SoS required to prepare instructions 'in the three most commonly spoken non-English languages in the state as determined by the state demographer.' Explicit multilingual framework codified. “the secretary of state must prepare voting instructions and make the instructions available in polling places in the three most commonly spoken non-English languages in the state” | § view source 2026-05-20 |
Candidate
0.0% · 0/2| Datapoint | Score | Rationale & evidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAND.1Candidate-filing public accessAre candidate-filing documents (nominating petitions, eligibility certifications) required by statute to be publicly accessible within a defined time? | 0/10.0% | No candidate sections returned by FTS. | no FTS match 2026-05-20 |
| CAND.2Candidate disqualification publicationIf a candidate is disqualified or withdraws after the ballot is printed, is the public-notice procedure codified in statute? | 0/10.0% | No candidate sections returned by FTS. | no FTS match 2026-05-20 |
Notification
75.0% · 2/2| Datapoint | Score | Rationale & evidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| NOTIF.1Pre-election notice in statuteIs the requirement to notify voters of an upcoming election (date, polling place, registration deadline) set in statute with timing and content defined? | 1/1100.0% | § 204B.33 codifies notice of filing (publication of the candidate-filing period). § 204D.16 codifies posting + publication of sample general-election ballots. § 204B.46 codifies mail-election notice. § 201.121 codifies mailed registration notice. § 202A.13 codifies convention notice. Comprehensive pre-election notice framework codified. | § view source 2026-05-20 |
| NOTIF.2Polling-place change noticeIf a voter's polling place changes between elections, is there a statutory requirement to provide individual notice within a defined timeframe? | 0.5/150.0% | § 201.121 codifies entry of names + MAILED NOTICE to voters — including notice when registration information (and thus polling place) changes. § 204B.175 (not in FTS top-5) codifies emergency polling-place change. Polling-place change notice codified through the mailed-notice framework. | § view source 2026-05-20 |