Digital deliberation: searching and deciding about how to vote

ABSTRACT

This paper summarizes a new NSF-funded research project to study and develop an online portal that supports voter deliberation and decision making. User-centered design methods with varied population groups will be employed to develop features and test prototypes of a voter portal.

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INDEX TERMS

Primary Classification:
  H. Information Systems
  H.5 INFORMATION INTERFACES AND PRESENTATION (I.7)
      H.5.2 User Interfaces (D.2.2, H.1.2, I.3.6)

Additional Classification:
  H. Information Systems
  H.5 INFORMATION INTERFACES AND PRESENTATION (I.7)
      H.5.3 Group and Organization Interfaces
          Subjects: Web-based interaction

  K. Computing Milieux
  K.4 COMPUTERS AND SOCIETY
      K.4.1 Public Policy Issues

General Terms:
Design, Experimentation, Human Factors

Keywords:
digital government, electronic voting