Accessibility

Last updated September 29, 2026

VoteClock should work for every voter, including people who use screen readers, keyboards, voice control, magnification or high-contrast settings.

Our standard

We aim to meet the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 at Level AA. We test each version before release with automated accessibility checks, keyboard-only use and screen-reader announcements, on more than 25 phone, tablet and desktop screen sizes.

What we've built in

• Everything works with a keyboard, with a visible focus outline and a "Skip to content" link.
• Countdowns, timelines and charts have text descriptions for screen readers. The ticking clock doesn't announce every second.
• Choosing a state, filtering a district or copying code is announced to screen-reader users.
• Text and controls meet contrast requirements in both light and dark modes, and the site adapts to high-contrast settings.
• Animations switch off when your device asks for reduced motion.
• Pages reflow on small screens and when zoomed, without sideways scrolling.
• The map for choosing a state is a shortcut, not the only way: every state is also in a standard list.

Known limitations

• The official election websites we link to are run by others and may not meet the same standard.
• When another website embeds our countdown, the page around it is outside our control.
• VoteClock is currently in English only. A Spanish version is planned.

Tell us about a problem

If something on VoteClock is hard to use, email [email protected] with the page and what happened. We aim to reply within five business days, and we'll help you get the information you need in the meantime.