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Historic illustration of African American men, some in formal attire, gathered outside a polling place in New Orleans as they line up to vote during Reconstruction.

Thomas E. Dewey, wearing a suit, smiles while entering a curtained voting machine during the 1948 election, with a woman standing to the left of him.

Voting ballot with four columns, each with three punch-out choices. The first two columns show partially punched hanging chads, the third has a fully punched hole, and the fourth is unmarked.

Voters standing at voting booths marked County of Ventura, California, casting ballots in a busy polling station during the 2012 Presidential Election.

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