ICYMI: [WKOW] New signs feature multiple languages to help voters find polling place
MADISON (WKOW) — As voters head to the polls Tuesday, they’ll find new signs with multiple languages to help direct them to their polling place.
The new signs contain English, Spanish, Traditional Chinese, Hmong, and an icon, according to the city of Madison.
Through a project with the U.S. Alliance for Election Excellence, the City Clerk’s Office worked with the Center for Civic Design to develop the new signs.
“We want our democracy to be accessible to every eligible voter,” said Mayor Rhodes-Conway in a statement. “It’s important that we are providing voting information in a variety of languages. I appreciate the improvements the Clerk’s Office has made.”
For more than 20 years, city of Madison polling places have used signs printed on 8.5×11 sheets of goldenrod paper to direct voters to the room where voting takes place.
The new signs use simpler language and are larger. They are printed on white cardstock.
The city says poll workers will welcome feedback from voters so the Clerk’s Office can determine which versions of each sign should be printed for the fall elections.
The goal of the City Clerk’s Office is that each eligible voter will be able to cast a ballot and have that ballot counted.