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WINNER’S CIRCLE COMMUNICATIONS, LLC
Study of First‐Time Voters Who Register to Vote by Mail
Quiz for Focus Group Participants
PART ONE
Instructions
Please select the answer that best describes your state’s laws, rules and/or
requirements as you understand them. Your answers to these questions will be
used to determine how effectively [STATE] communicated its first‐time voter
identification, or ID, requirements.
1. What types of ID does [STATE] require each person applying to register to
vote, or applicant, to include with his or her voter registration form when that
form is submitted via mail? Please circle all that apply.
Driver’s License Number
Last four digits of Social Security
Number
Copy of Driver’s License
Copy of Social Security Card
Entire Social Security Number
Copy of Utility Bill
Copy of photo ID
Any government document with the
voter’s name and address
All of the above
None of the above
2. If the applicant does not have a driver’s license or social security number, the
state will assign the applicant a number which will serve to identify the applicant
for voter registration purposes. Please circle one.
True
False
3. At the polls, [STATE] has different ID requirements for first‐time voters who
registered to vote by mail than it does for voters who have cast a ballot in
another recent election. Please circle one.
True
False
4. All first‐time voters in [STATE] are required to show government‐issued photo
ID at the polls. Please circle one.
True
False
5. Which of the following types of ID may first‐time voters who registered to
vote by mail show at the polls in order to meet [STATE’S] identification
requirements? Please circle all that apply.
Any current and valid photo ID
Government‐issued photo ID
Current utility bill
Bank statement
Government check
Paycheck
Any government document that
includes the voter’s name and address
All of the above
None of the above
PART TWO
Instructions
Please base your answers to the following questions on your own opinions and
experiences.
1. On a scale of one to 10, with one being the least confident and 10 being the
most confident, how confident are you that you understand [STATE’S] ID
requirements for first‐time voters who register to vote by mail? Please circle one.
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2. How did you learn of [STATE’S] ID requirements for first‐time voters who
register to vote by mail? Please circle all that apply.
TV or radio advertisement(s)
State elections website
News reports
Local elections website
I contacted my state election office
I contacted my local election
office
Instructions on voter registration form
From a poll worker at the polling
place
All of the above
None of the above
Other (please explain)
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3. How effectively do you believe [STATE] communicated its ID requirements
for first‐time voters? Please rate the state on a scale of one to 10, with one being
the least effective and 10 being the most effective.
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File Type | application/pdf |
File Title | WINNER’S CIRCLE COMMUNICATIONS, LLC |
Author | Meredith B. Imwalle |
File Modified | 2006-11-15 |
File Created | 2006-11-15 |