Why
Wrong ID information deters lawful voters. That makes this the highest-risk
string on the How to Vote screen, and the reason the current design refuses to
state any ID rule at all — it says "ID rules depend on where you're registered"
and links out.
That is honest but weak. Most California voters are never asked for ID; the
exceptions are narrow (commonly first-time voters who registered by mail
without a verified ID number). A voter who doesn't know that may not turn up.
What to ingest
Per state (California first):
idRequired — never / first-time-by-mail-only / all voters / other.acceptedDocuments — the enumerated list, verbatim from the authority.provisionalBallotRights — what happens when a voter can't produce ID.sourceUrl — the authority page the text came from.
Constraints
- Text should be quoted or closely summarized from the authority, never
paraphrased into Billion's own voice. See the "attributed summary, or
nothing" rule in the epic.
- If the field is absent, the "What to bring" card must fall back to a link —
which is exactly what ships today.
Done when
Why
Wrong ID information deters lawful voters. That makes this the highest-risk
string on the How to Vote screen, and the reason the current design refuses to
state any ID rule at all — it says "ID rules depend on where you're registered"
and links out.
That is honest but weak. Most California voters are never asked for ID; the
exceptions are narrow (commonly first-time voters who registered by mail
without a verified ID number). A voter who doesn't know that may not turn up.
What to ingest
Per state (California first):
idRequired— never / first-time-by-mail-only / all voters / other.acceptedDocuments— the enumerated list, verbatim from the authority.provisionalBallotRights— what happens when a voter can't produce ID.sourceUrl— the authority page the text came from.Constraints
paraphrased into Billion's own voice. See the "attributed summary, or
nothing" rule in the epic.
which is exactly what ships today.
Done when