EVCIElection Voter-Confidence Index
How well does the framework support voter confidence and audit?
Dimensions
Ballot Info
50.0% · 1/2| Datapoint | Score | Rationale & evidence | Source |
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| 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% | § 16.1-13-05 codifies that 'notice of all general elections must be published by the county auditor in the official county newspaper at the same time as, and as a part of, the publication of the sample ballot preceding the election.' Sample ballot published once each week for 2 consecutive weeks. § 16.1-11-21 codifies parallel for primary elections. § 16.1-13-12 codifies special-election notice. Comprehensive voter-information regime codified. “Notice of all general elections must be published by the county auditor in the official county newspaper at the same time as, and as a part of, the publication of the sample ballot preceding the election.” | § view source 2026-05-19 |
| INFO.2Multilingual ballot requirementAre the triggers for multilingual ballots and voter materials set by statute (population thresholds, language-minority criteria)? | 0/10.0% | No candidate sections returned by FTS. | no FTS match 2026-05-19 |
Candidate
50.0% · 1/2| Datapoint | Score | Rationale & evidence | Source |
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| CAND.1Candidate-filing public accessAre candidate-filing documents (nominating petitions, eligibility certifications) required by statute to be publicly accessible within a defined time? | 1/1100.0% | § 16.1-12-04 codifies that certificates of nomination must be filed (with SoS for statewide office, county auditor for county office) and 'all certificates of nomination must be open to public inspection.' § 16.1-09-05 codifies that statement-of-interest filings are made public via SoS website. § 16.1-08.1-06 codifies CF statement public-access. § 16.1-11-08 / § 16.1-11-10 codify primary candidate-filing forms. Comprehensive public-access framework codified. “The secretary of state and the county auditors shall keep on file for six months all certificates of nomination filed with them under this chapter and all certificates of nomination must be open to public inspe” | § view source 2026-05-19 |
| 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% | § 16.1-11-38 codifies tie-vote determination. § 16.1-16-01 codifies recount procedure. Candidate-disqualification publication mechanic uses general certificate-of-nomination + canvass-board procedure rather than a dedicated disqualification-publication clause. | § view source 2026-05-19 |
Notification
75.0% · 2/2| Datapoint | Score | Rationale & evidence | Source |
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| 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% | § 16.1-13-05 codifies pre-election notice (county auditor publishes in official newspaper with sample ballot, 2 weeks before election, with date/time/polling places). § 16.1-11-21 codifies primary-election notice. § 16.1-15-40 codifies state-canvass abstract. § 16.1-11.1-02 codifies mail-ballot notice. § 16.1-12-07 codifies certificate notice. Comprehensive pre-election notice framework codified. | § view source 2026-05-19 |
| 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% | § 16.1-07-15 codifies early-voting precinct notice: 'publish notice of the early voting center locations, dates, and times in the official county newspaper once each week for three consecutive weeks.' Polling-place changes covered via the general § 16.1-13-05 notice mandate (publication in county newspaper). Polling-place change notice codified through the publication framework. | § view source 2026-05-19 |