Ranked Choice Voting Experience Survey Service

The City of Portland, Oregon, is seeking a vendor to conduct a comprehensive assessment of voter experience and perception regarding Ranked Choice Voting following its implementation. The agency needs to capture detailed insights into the success of voter education, identify areas of success, and pinpoint areas of confusion or lacking information. The research specifically investigates voter awareness of Ranked Choice Voting, information channels, reported understanding, general experience, sentiment, trust, and confidence. The scope of work requires the development of a detailed survey plan outlining the sampling strategy, mode of contact, recruitment methods, outreach logistics, data collection timeline, and quality control protocols. The selected vendor must design clear, unbiased survey questions suitable for various language translations to meet all research objectives. Additionally, the project covers survey deployment, including all aspects of survey distribution, respondent engagement, data gathering, and a comprehensive data analysis resulting in a final report suitable for public dissemination. Eligible bidders must be onshore organizations based in the United States. The agency requires the performance of the work to be conducted onsite. The agency is looking for budget proposals to determine the cost of the project, and specific key dates are not provided in the initial opportunity description.