This project explored expectations of voters in local body elections and the effectiveness of existing candidate information sources. While official pamphlets, billboards and policy.nz are widely used, these resources provide only a limited insight.
01 To study the availability, effectiveness and reliability of candidate information sources available for the voters before local elections.
02 Understanding voter nuances while catering to the needs of the candidate to present themselves.
2 weeks
Project was a collaborative work of 3 students including me.
To bridge information gaps between voters and candidates, ensuring access to reliable and accurate candidacy information to promote informed decision-making in the election process.
= Candidates share their introduction, policies, and values through a brief email of about 150 words. Additionally, a pamphlet with a strict word limit designed distributed locally.
= While these formats provide some essential details, they offer limited depth for voters to make fully informed decisions.
= A structured submission form for candidates to effectively communicate their policies, values, and intentions.
= Based on our research we were able to derive voter priorities. The form is designed to prompt candidates to provide information that is most useful and reduces unnecessary content supply to users.
= Moreover, the form also ensures consistency, providing voters with the clarity needed to compare candidates and make informed choice.
= The group benefited from everyone's input during all the brainstorming and mapping sessions. Each member contributed to desk research and questionnaire development, establishing a solid foundation for the project. From there, tasks were strategically divided to maintain an efficient and balanced workflow.
= I took full responsibility for designing the presentation, co-led the report layout, helped structure the content to ensure cohesive accuracy of our deliverables.
Interview with candidates
We are interested in pursuing semi-structured interviews and usability tests with candidates to gain their insights on our prototype, assessing whether it facilitates their experience and aids in presenting themselves to the voting public.
Information comparison
The outcome of the prototype for voters has shortcomings in accommodating comparisons between candidates in its physical state. We are interested in exploring ways of enhancing the comparison process.
