I'd like to start off and say that, in general, I love the new graphics changes. However, I especially find the voting sequence problematic for a number of reasons.
1) It's an incredible complex graphic (mostly the lightning I think) that tends to slow down my computer
2) It's an incredibly distracting graphic at a critical point in the game when much attention is needed
3) For some reason, your notes will appear below this graphic, making it difficult to record anything during this sequence.
I recommend getting rid of the lightning effects and making sure that the notes appear above this graphic. Thanks!