MyVote Smartphone App (Refined)
MyVote is a smartphone application concept designed to enable mobile voting from anywhere in the world.

















How will this concept improve election accessibility for everyone?
The iPhone provides a solid framework for accessibility enabled by the device as well as the human interaction guidelines. Mobile & Hearing Impairment – The nature of the iPhone itself solves for these issues. The device is portable and consists of a visual screens. Vision Impairment – The iPhone offers several options available for different degrees of sight including: a screen reader, magnification, high contrast, and speak selection. Physical Impairment – The iPhone offers several options available for different degrees of motor capabilities including: speak selection, and assistive touch. Language Translation – The iPhone allows users to select their preferred language. MyVote will provide translations for relevant languages and users will be enabled to vote in their own language.How well does this concept adapt to the changing needs of different voter communities?
The momentum mobile technology has been accruing over the last several years is going to continue to rapidly advance. The need for a mobile system in which people may vote should be made safe and easy to access from anywhere at any time.What kinds of resources – whether time, money, people, partnerships, technology or otherwise – will be needed to get this concept off the ground?
After exploring the key features of the app, there are still major topics to consider. Security – This app must be safe and secure, not only for individuals, but for the system. We must ensure every vote is counted once and is submitted by an individual citizen. A mobile security expert will need to be consulted. Integration – This app should integrate into the existing voting system without having to make significant alterations to the system itself. This topic is a policy as well as a technology issue. Experts in these areas should be consulted. Ownership – Who should be responsible for the development of this app, government or private interests? There is an argument made for either. Perception – How will the public respond to the release of this app? What measure can we take to ensure a positive reaction and utilization of this tool? Design – There remains several gaps in the design that need attention after consulting with the appropriate experts. Interaction and visual design needs to address accessibility and usability with thorough testing.My Virtual Team
Thank you Jake Zukowski for critiquing my work! http://jakezukowski.com/Evaluation results
9 evaluations so far
1. How well does this concept address the needs of voters who might be excluded from elections today because of a disability, difficulty with languages or reading, limited mobility or other conditions?
Really well: this concept clearly addresses the needs of voters with different abilities or limitations. - 33.3%
Pretty well: this concept addresses some of the needs of voters with different abilities or limitations. - 66.7%
Not well: this concept doesn't at all address the needs of voters with different abilities or limitations. - 0%
2. Thinking about the resources needed to implement this concept, how feasible is this concept for your community? (Hint: resources might be money, time, partnerships, or other inputs needed for implementation)
This concept is definitely feasible for my community to implement; the resources needed wouldn't be an issue. - 22.2%
This concept might be feasible for my community to implement, as long as we could find assistance with some of our resource constraints. - 77.8%
This concept is not feasible for my community to implement; it's just too resource-intensive. - 0%
3. How much of an impact would this concept make on you or your community?
This concept would clearly have a positive impact on me or my community. - 66.7%
This concept might have a positive impact on me or my community, but it's not clear exactly how. - 33.3%
This concept would not have a positive impact on me or my community. - 0%
4. Overall, how do you feel about this concept?
It rocked my world. - 44.4%
I liked it but preferred others. - 44.4%
It didn't get me overly excited. - 11.1%
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