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 Generated on November 10 2016 07:02 AM

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48 / 100    Speed
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Leverage browser caching
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Eliminate render-blocking JavaScript and CSS in above-the-fold content
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Avoid landing page redirects
Your page has 2 redirects. Redirects introduce additional delays before the page can be loaded.

Avoid landing page redirects for the following chain of redirected URLs.

  • http://ballotpedia.org/
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Enable compression
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Enable compression for the following resources to reduce their transfer size by 3KiB (62% reduction).

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Reduce server response time

Your server responded quickly. Learn more about server response time optimization.

Minify CSS

Your CSS is minified. Learn more about minifying CSS.

Minify HTML

Your HTML is minified. Learn more about minifying HTML.

Minify JavaScript

Your JavaScript content is minified. Learn more about minifying JavaScript.

Prioritize visible content

You have the above-the-fold content properly prioritized. Learn more about prioritizing visible content.

90 / 100    User Experience
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Size content to viewport
The page content is too wide for the viewport, forcing the user to scroll horizontally. Size the page content to the viewport to provide a better user experience.

The page content is 415 CSS pixels wide, but the viewport is only 411 CSS pixels wide. The following elements fall outside the viewport:

  • The element <div class="toggle-button-wrapper">President U.S.…nors Trifectas</div> falls outside the viewport.
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Size tap targets appropriately
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  • The tap target <a id="first-link" href="Michigan_elections,_2016">Michigan elections, 2016</a> and 1 others are close to other tap targets.
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Avoid plugins

Your page does not appear to use plugins, which would prevent content from being usable on many platforms. Learn more about the importance of avoiding plugins.

Configure the viewport

Your page specifies a viewport matching the device's size, which allows it to render properly on all devices. Learn more about configuring viewports.

Use legible font sizes

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50 / 100    Speed
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Enable compression
Compressing resources with gzip or deflate can reduce the number of bytes sent over the network.

Enable compression for the following resources to reduce their transfer size by 174.3KiB (80% reduction).

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Leverage browser caching
Setting an expiry date or a maximum age in the HTTP headers for static resources instructs the browser to load previously downloaded resources from local disk rather than over the network.

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Eliminate render-blocking JavaScript and CSS in above-the-fold content
Your page has 1 blocking script resources and 7 blocking CSS resources. This causes a delay in rendering your page.

None of the above-the-fold content on your page could be rendered without waiting for the following resources to load. Try to defer or asynchronously load blocking resources, or inline the critical portions of those resources directly in the HTML.

Remove render-blocking JavaScript:

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Optimize CSS Delivery of the following:

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