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making your mark


Making your mark

Polaroid-ImageWelcome to our voter materials design resource for electoral administrators and government policy-makers. 

Over 46 million people are registered to vote in elections in the UK. Voters should be able to ‘make their mark’ easily and confidently knowing that their vote will be counted in the way they intended.  Ballot papers and other voter materials should not create barriers to that.

From guidance on the format, accessibility and usability of voter materials, to downloadable examples, we’ve developed this resource to help ensure that the needs of the voter are put first when designing voter materials within current legislation, and when considering changes to designs in the future.

Our guidance and example designs advise on the content, style, and structure of:

  • ballot papers
  • guidance notices in polling stations and polling  booths
  • postal voting materials
  • bilingual materials

Just use the links below to get started.

Find out more on the making your mark project, including our recommendations for change to the design of existing prescribed voter materials, in our project summary (PDF).

We're keen to hear your comments and suggestions about our resources - contact us.
 
We want your feedback on our design guidance and example materials. Use our feedback form to let us know your thoughts.
 
 
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Here you can access design resources which meet the requirements of current legislation. Our guidance is interactive, so you can quickly refer to the guidance and design examples you need.
Access our guidance and example materials for electoral administrators
 
 
Our guidance for government policy-makers addresses how the design of voter materials, most of which is specified in legislation, could be improved by governments.
Access our guidance for government policy-makers
 

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