Summary of Changes

Summary of Changes to Information Collection Instrument
U.S. Election Assistance Commission
Alternative Voting Methods Study

Several changes were made to the information collection instrument in order to make it more
appropriate to be administered in Puerto Rico; other U.S. territories were eliminated from the
sampling frame. The following is a list of modifications made to the information collection
instrument with regard to Puerto Rico:
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Q2 (added instruction to not ask in Puerto Rico)
Q3aa (added instruction to not ask in Puerto Rico)
Q3ab (added)
QQ9a (wording modified, Q10a (wording modified)
Q11 (wording modified)
Q13a (added instruction to not ask in Puerto Rico)
Q13d (added instruction to not ask in Puerto Rico)
Q20 (wording modified)
D6 (wording modified)
D8 to D11 income questions modified to account for Puerto Rico

Other changes made to the information collection instrument after the conclusion of the initial
sixty (60) day public comment period (72 FR 962):
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Q3b added for appropriate screening of respondents
Q5b added after further research on the topic. Question needed for analysis
Q7a added after further research on the topic. Question needed for analysis
Q8a wording added to improve ability to get correct answers
Q8b added after further research on the topic. Question needed for analysis
Q9b added after further research on the topic. Question needed for analysis
Q10b added after further research on the topic. Question needed for analysis
Q10c added after further research on the topic. Question needed for analysis
Q11 added after further research on the topic. Question needed for analysis
Q14b question modified (response category 2 added) after further research on the topic.
Q15 series - question wording modified to improve clarity based on pre-test results
Q15a,b,c - question wording modified to improve clarity based on pre-test results
Q15f question added to improve analysis
Q16 question wording modified and converted from an open-ended question to a
closed-ended question after pre-test respondents consistently gave answers unrelated to
alternative voting methods.
Q17 added after further research on the topic
Q18 added after further research on the topic
Q19 added after further research on the topic

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Q20 question not asked of those who didn’t vote in either 2006 or 2004 to minimize
problems with recall
D5a,b,c,d - questions added/modified to be consistent with they way profession and
employment is asked in other EAC surveys
D8 to D11 categories modified to be consistent with they way income is asked in other
EAC surveys in addition to changes made to account for Puerto Rico