Ballot design is getting better as jurisdictions replace outdated systems and incorporate best practices into new technology. The butterfly ballot, for instance, is almost entirely extinct.

So eventually we moved on to ballot boxes. ... And finally, ballot design matters most when an election is really, really close. So think back again to the 2000 Florida election.

MADISON, Wis. -- Ballot drop boxes across Madison are getting a facelift this week ahead of upcoming elections, after a ruling by the Wisconsin Supreme Court paved the way for them to be usable again.