Better ballot design is not the sole cause for the steep drop in overvotes in New York State elections in 2012 from 2010. Design for machines can matter just as much as the design of ballots in keeping overvotes close to zero.

The Ohio Secretary of State’s Office took an important step this election to ensure the ballots of legitimate voters were counted. It’s worth highlighting because it didn’t receive any coverage, yet it’s an important example for other states to follow.

Long lines, often due to voting machine failures, created a mess on Election Day. Here are a few ways to improve our system.

Ohio is at the center of the voting wars, but Secretary of State Jon Husted is a leader on ballot design.