Becky Reid

Becky Reid is a musician and UX designer working with performing arts groups and businesses to better serve and connect with their audiences. With a Master's in Music from NYU in percussion performance, she continues to perform and teach throughout the tristate area.

Becky has also worked for the Burlington County Board of Elections as a poll worker since 2020, leveraging her UX experience to assist her peers and the voting public as voting technology and our election process continues to evolve.

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UX of Politics and the Politics of UX: New Jersey’s County Line Ballot Design Lawsuit

Becky will walk you through the recent (and still developing!) history of primary ballot design in New Jersey, centering on Andy Kim’s 2024 lawsuit to eliminate the "county line" grid based layout.

Drawing on work from the Center for Civic Design, we will examine how politics shape the user experience, how the user experience for voters can shape political outcomes in turn, and how we as UX professionals and civic-minded citizens can get involved.