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VTS 400-5 Documents
Companion documents for the Handbook for VVSG 2.0 Usability and Accessibility Test Strategies
This page contains companion Documents for the NIST VTS-400 Handbook for VVSG 2.0 Usability and Accessibility Test Strategies. These 10 companion documents are referenced in Part 5 of the NIST VTS 500-4 Handbook for VVSG 2.0 Usability and Accessibility Test Strategies and can be downloaded with the Handbook.
The companion documents are as follows:
| Context | Document Number | Document |
|---|---|---|
| User-Centered Design documentation for VVSG 2.2-A – User-centered design | 1 | Template for reporting on the user-centered design process used for voting systems |
2 | Sample report on the user-centered design process used for voting systems | |
Usability testing documentation For VVSG 8-3-A – Usability tests with voters | 3 | CIF for Voting Systems: Guidelines on how to complete the modified CIF template for voting manufacturers |
4 | CIF for Voting Systems: A modified CIF Template for reporting on usability testing of voting systems | |
5 | CIF for Voting Systems: NIST Standard Test Ballot Specification and Instructions for Participants | |
6 | CIF for Voting Systems: Appendices of Sample Forms | |
7 | Additional sample forms for usability testing voting systems | |
| For VVSG 8-4-A – Usability tests with election workers | 8 | Guidelines for testing voting systems for election worker usability |
9 | Sample forms for election worker usability testing NOTE: This document contains a number of sample forms used for election worker usability testing for voting system setup, operation, and shutdown following instructions in voting system manuals, including: a participant screener, pre-session checklist, script for usability test administrators, informed consent form, test instructions, task scenarios, and a pass-fail checklist. | |
| Test Approach for VVSG 2.0 human factors requirements | 10 | The Human Factors Test Approach for VVSG 2.0 NOTE: The complete human factors test approach, with test cases for all requirements in Principles 2.2 and 5-8. |