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EVCIElection Voter-Confidence Index

How well does the framework support voter confidence and audit?

Confidence58.3%4/6 · 6 datapoints · 3 dimensionsCompare across jurisdictions →

Dimensions

Ballot Info50.0%

1/2 · 2 datapoints

Candidate50.0%

1/2 · 2 datapoints

Notification75.0%

2/2 · 2 datapoints

Ballot Info

50.0% · 1/2

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%	§ 2522 codifies sample ballots: as soon as ballots are received, and not later than 20 days before a primary or general election (10 days for a municipal election), the town clerk must post sample ballots in at least two public places and in or near the clerk's office. § 2523 codifies posting the sample ballots and the warning/notice at the polling place on election day, and § 2666 references official voter information cards. A statutory voter-information regime codified.	§ view source 2026-05-21
INFO.2Multilingual ballot requirementAre the triggers for multilingual ballots and voter materials set by statute (population thresholds, language-minority criteria)?	0/10.0%	No matching sections in corpus (FTS returned 0 candidates) — concept not codified in this jurisdiction's election statute.	no FTS match 2026-05-21

Candidate

50.0% · 1/2

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?	0.5/150.0%	§ 2702 codifies candidate filing: a person's name is printed on the primary ballot if nominating petitions signed by at least 1,000 voters, plus the person's written consent, are filed with the Secretary of State by a stated deadline. § 2414 codifies candidate financial-disclosure forms filed with the consent of candidacy. These filings are public records, though a dedicated public-access-within-a-defined-time provision was not surfaced.	§ view source 2026-05-21
CAND.2Candidate disqualification publicationIf a candidate is disqualified or withdraws after the ballot is printed, is the public-notice procedure codified in statute?	0.5/150.0%	§ 2412 codifies the candidate-withdrawal procedure: a validly nominated candidate may withdraw by filing written notice of withdrawal with the Secretary of State (or, for a justice of the peace, the town clerk) by 5:00 p.m. on the tenth day after the primary, and the withdrawn candidate's name is handled accordingly on the ballot. § 2371 codifies notice to nominees. A withdrawal/disqualification procedure is codified, though not a dedicated post-printing public-notice rule.	§ view source 2026-05-21

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%	§ 2521 codifies pre-election notice: 'not less than 30 days before the election, the town clerk shall cause a warning and notice to be posted informing the voters of the town about the election' — the warning states the date, time, polling place(s), nature of the election, and the offices and questions to be voted on, and the notice carries voter-registration and early-voting information. § 2642 codifies the warning's contents. Pre-election notice with timing and content codified. “Not less than 30 days before the election, the town clerk shall cause a warning and notice to be posted informing the voters of the town about the election.”	§ view source 2026-05-21
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%	§ 2502 codifies polling-place location and designation (each polling place in a public place within the town; the board of civil authority designates it). The § 2521 warning — posted not less than 30 days before every election — carries the current polling-place location to voters, so a change is communicated through that notice; a dedicated polling-place-change-notice provision was not surfaced.	§ view source 2026-05-21

Datapoint

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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%

§ 2521 codifies pre-election notice: 'not less than 30 days before the election, the town clerk shall cause a warning and notice to be posted informing the voters of the town about the election' — the warning states the date, time, polling place(s), nature of the election, and the offices and questions to be voted on, and the notice carries voter-registration and early-voting information. § 2642 codifies the warning's contents. Pre-election notice with timing and content codified.

“Not less than 30 days before the election, the town clerk shall cause a warning and notice to be posted informing the voters of the town about the election.”

§ view source

2026-05-21

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%

§ 2502 codifies polling-place location and designation (each polling place in a public place within the town; the board of civil authority designates it). The § 2521 warning — posted not less than 30 days before every election — carries the current polling-place location to voters, so a change is communicated through that notice; a dedicated polling-place-change-notice provision was not surfaced.

§ view source

2026-05-21

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