Republicans will doubtless try to determine whether a similar number of ballots were spoiled in previous elections. Since Florida's initial tally showed Bush winning Florida by only about 1,700 votes, it makes sense for the Democrats to investigate this anomaly. Florida election officials from both parties have called the ballot straightforward, and Republicans argue that claims of voter confusion exaggerated. My guess is that if the Florida ballot design remains an issue, a lot of political pundits and lawyers will get crash courses in document design. By now, Florida is undoubtedly brimming with lawyers.
Nobody ever notices technical writing or document design unless something goes wrong.
There are probably just as many poorly-designed ballots that led people to vote for Gore by mistake, which means that if the design of one ballot is challenged in court, thousands of ballots across the nation will likely be under scrutiny. All of this only emphasizes LePore's mistake in not user-testing the ballot in the first place. But even the best planning cannot predict all possible user errors . This document introduces the concept of testing for usability, which measures whether test subjects can actually use your prototype to complete assigned tasks. It is much easier to fix major mistakes in clay than it is to throw away a ruined chunk of marble and start over again.