Human Factors

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The list 15 human factors associated with voting: 2007 VVSG ACCESSIBILITY OF PAPER RECORDS, ADJUSTABILITY, ALTERNATIVE LANGUAGE ACCESSIBILITY, BALLOT CHECKING AND CORRECTION, CHOICE OF FONT AND CONTRAST, COLOR ADJUSTMENT, END-TO-END ACCESSIBILITY, ICONS AND LANGUAGE, LEGIBILITY, NOTIFICATION OF BALLOT CASTING, PLAIN LANGUAGE, POLL WORKERS, SYNCHRONIZED AUDIO AND VIDEO, TIMING, VOTER- EDITABLE BALLOT DEVICE.

Also known ashuman factor · human-factors engineering · human factors engineering · HF · HFE · human element · human dimension · human aspects · human considerations · human performance factors · human-system integration · HSI · human-machine interface · HMI · cognitive factors · behavioral factors · psychological factors · sociotechnical factors · people factors · user factors
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The list 15 human factors associated with voting: 2007 VVSG ACCESSIBILITY OF PAPER RECORDS, ADJUSTABILITY, ALTERNATIVE LANGUAGE ACCESSIBILITY, BALLOT CHECKING AND CORRECTION, CHOICE OF FONT AND CONTRAST, COLOR ADJUSTMENT, END-TO-END ACCESSIBILITY, ICONS AND LANGUAGE, LEGIBILITY, NOTIFICATION OF BALLOT CASTING, PLAIN LANGUAGE, POLL WORKERS, SYNCHRONIZED AUDIO AND VIDEO, TIMING, VOTER- EDITABLE BALLOT DEVICE.

Electronic Voting Glossary · 2024

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Election Security Glossary. (2026). Human Factors. In Election Security Glossary. Retrieved August 13, 2026, from https://electionsecurityglossary.com/glossary/human-factors

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