This simple UI fix made verifying early voting signatures faster in Arizona

Instead of scrolling down to compare signatures, election officials can now see them side by side.

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To cut down on the time it takes to verify signatures for early ballots, election officials in Arizona’s largest county made a simple UI change. All it took was less scrolling.

When people in Maricopa County vote early, they sign green affidavit envelopes that are scanned into a county system; election officials then compare that signature with the voter’s signature........

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