{"id":5067,"date":"2022-08-17T15:21:16","date_gmt":"2022-08-17T19:21:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/urivotes\/?page_id=5067"},"modified":"2026-10-23T01:55:52","modified_gmt":"2026-10-23T05:55:52","slug":"polling-location-layout-diagrams-draft","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/edi\/polling-location-layout-diagrams-draft\/","title":{"rendered":"Polling Location Layout Diagrams"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

EDI has created more than 1,500 layout diagrams for election jurisdictions across the country. In 2026, with support from the Rhode Island Foundation and in collaboration with the Rhode Island Board of Elections, EDI developed more than 400 polling place layouts across Rhode Island.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Every polling place is different, and poll workers often set one up in a single morning. EDI builds to-scale 2D and 3D models of voting locations and equipment, then turns them into setup diagrams poll workers use on Election Day. Each diagram shows where equipment goes and which way it faces, how voters move through the room, and how to position screens to protect ballot privacy.<\/p><\/div><\/div>

Tool: layout diagram guides<\/div><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n

Read More<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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\"Student<\/div>

Voting Layout Designer<\/h2><\/div><\/div>
Tool<\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Impact of Facilities Layout Methods on In-Person Elections<\/h2>

McCool-Guglielmo, Bernardo, Lather, and Macht (2022)
Journal of Simulation<\/p><\/div><\/div>

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Sample Polling Location Layouts and Simulations<\/h2>\n\n\n

Select a facility type to view simulation results for the various voting system processes.<\/p>\n

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\"Gym_MI\"<\/div>

Gym<\/h2>

6,450 SQFT    <\/p>\n

High School Recreational Facility
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Explore<\/div><\/a><\/div><\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\"Cafetorium<\/div>

Cafetorium<\/h2>

3,300 SQFT    <\/p>\n

Elementary School Cafeteria and Stage Hybrid<\/p><\/div><\/div>

Explore<\/div><\/a><\/div><\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\"Library<\/div>

Library<\/h2>

1,000 SQFT   <\/p>\n

Small Multipurpose
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Explore<\/div><\/a><\/div><\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\"Community<\/div>

Event Space<\/h2>

3,480 SQFT  <\/p>\n

Multipurpose Area in Community Centers<\/p><\/div><\/div>

Explore<\/div><\/a><\/div><\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\"Event<\/div>

Basement<\/h2>

2,000 SQFT    <\/p>\n

Multipurpose Area in Religious Centers<\/p><\/div><\/div>

Explore<\/div><\/a><\/div><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\"Multipurpose<\/div>

Arena<\/h2>

13,860 SQFT  <\/p>\n

Multipurpose Enclosed Arena Entry Areas<\/p><\/div><\/div>

Explore<\/div><\/a><\/div><\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\"FireHouse<\/div>

Fire Hall<\/h2>

770 SQFT  <\/p>\n

Living Area in a Combined Kitchen Space<\/p><\/div><\/div>

Explore<\/div><\/a><\/div><\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\"Conference<\/div>

Conference<\/h2>

368 SQFT  <\/p>\n

Meeting Area in Commercial Facilities<\/p><\/div><\/div>

Explore<\/div><\/a><\/div><\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\"City<\/div>

City Hall<\/h2>

1,925 SQFT  <\/p>\n

Camber Room with Council Table and Fixed Chairs<\/p><\/div><\/div>

Explore<\/div><\/a><\/div><\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\"Baseball<\/div>

Stadium<\/h2>

5,000 SQFT  <\/p>\n

Baseball Stadium with Open Arena Entry Areas<\/p><\/div><\/div>

Explore<\/div><\/a><\/div><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\"RI<\/div>
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EDI has created more than 1,500 layout diagrams for election jurisdictions across the country. In 2026, with support from the Rhode Island Foundation and in collaboration with the Rhode Island Board of Elections, EDI developed more than 400 polling place layouts across Rhode Island. Read More Sample Polling Location Layouts and Simulations Select a facility […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4672,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-5067","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/edi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5067","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/edi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/edi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/edi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4672"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/edi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5067"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/edi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5067\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8045,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/edi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5067\/revisions\/8045"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/edi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5067"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}