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State unveils revamped IdahoVotes website |
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December 5, 2017 |
Today in a press conference from the Idaho
Capitol, Secretary of State Lawerence Denney
unveiled a project that has been one of his
desires since his first days in office – an
Online Voter Registration System.
“When I first took office, I had a significant
list of things that I wanted to get done, and it
seemed that everything had an IT or
technological component to it. We found some
limiting factors in our existing technology and
immediately set out a process to remove those
limitations,” Denney said.
In 2016, the Secretary’s office began to seek
both the funding and the legislative support to
begin a number of IT initiatives, one of which
was to clear the way for Online Voter
Registration in Idaho. That bill passed during
the 2016 session, with project implementation
starting that July.
In connection with the new Online Voter
Registration system, the Secretary’s office
completely redesigned the logo and website for
IdahoVotes.gov,
the new address for the online registration
system. Idahoans can use
IdahoVotes.gov
to search for their polling location, see if
they are currently registered, or check on an
absentee ballot. Now, with an Idaho Driver’s
License or State Issued ID Card, they can also
register to vote or update an existing
registration.
“Today, our vision becomes a reality,” Denney
said. “Idahoans can now register to vote,
online, wherever they are. Combining this new
Online Voter Registration functionality, the all
new look of the Idaho Votes site, and all of the
thought that went into this, this is a big day.”
To improve accessibility, the site was reviewed
and feedback incorporated from the Idaho
Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired.
To accommodate the different voting calendars of
counties, the site recognizes when a potential
registration is beyond the registration deadline
and prompts the user to print the registration
and take it with them to the polls.
“Because of the thought that went into the
design, the system doesn’t have to ‘shut down,’"
Denney said. "It just handles the registration
appropriately, advises the voter of the deadline
and provides the options for completing the
registration.”
The rollout of the site was coordinated to allow
time to provide training and media resources to
all Idaho counties. |
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