To Build a Better Ballot

Source snapshot

Vendor baseline came from the published ncase/ballot site tree. The local copy keeps the article-scale index.html, the play/ election modules, the standalone sandbox/ route, and the original media assets.

• Live page verified against https://ncase.me/ballot/ on 2026-03-10.
• CC0 provenance stays in docs while the public page uses only the shared reference footer.
• Share URLs, metadata, and subpath handling were fixed before any public-surface cleanup.

Asset and source map

• ballot/index.html preserves the long-form narrative and embeds each election module in sequence.
• ballot/play/*.html contains the draggable voter/candidate scenes and comparison experiments.
• ballot/play/js/ contains election logic, counting visuals, and the sandbox runtime.
• ballot/sandbox/ preserves the standalone scenario builder and sharable model route.
• ballot/img/, ballot/social/, and ballot/splash/ stay vendored as-is.

Known deviations

• The public article and sandbox now use the shared footer instead of any floating provenance UI.
• Top-level self-promo, repo, and supporter blocks were removed from the public page body.
• Static share anchors and sandbox save links now resolve to the local replica routes instead of embedding the original host.
• Top-of-page translation and original-site link blocks were removed so the public route stays footer-only.

Reproduction notes

• Vendor the original article tree first, then verify each embedded election scene before cleanup edits.
• Preserve the sandbox as a separate route so saved scenarios keep working under the local subpath.
• Audit both the opening translation blocks and closing share markup, then run node interactive-explanation/tools/check-public-surface.mjs.