Reimagining the Role of State Legislative Data in Informing the Public
Description
This thesis explores a method of how political information could be distributed to the public and asks the question, what is the best way to provide voters with all of the information they need to cast an informed vote? It involved the creation of a website, www.azleglive.info, which republishes state legislative data in interactive and visually condensed formats and asked users to compare it to the existing Arizona State Legislature website on the metrics of depth of information, usability, and clarity. It also asked what resources users would utilize in order to cast a vote in the next election. Ultimately, the majority of users determined that the new website added needed usability and clarity to available legislative information, but that both websites would be useful when voting. In conclusion, the responsibility of disseminating useful information to voters is most likely to be effective when distributed among a variety of sources.
Date Created
The date the item was original created (prior to any relationship with the ASU Digital Repositories.)
2016-05
Agent
- Co-author: Josephson, Zachary
- Co-author: Umaretiya, Amy
- Thesis director: Jones, Ruth
- Committee member: Woodall, Gina
- Contributor (ctb): Civil, Environmental and Sustainable Engineering Programs
- Contributor (ctb): School of Politics and Global Studies
- Contributor (ctb): Computer Science and Engineering Program
- Contributor (ctb): Barrett, The Honors College