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Electronic voting 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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Electronic voting
Voting center with new, modern, electronic voting booths with touch screens that...
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Paper voting during Reconstruction
The 15th Amendment granted Black American men the right to vote.
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Thomas E. Dewey
U.S. Republican presidential candidate Thomas E. Dewey enters a voting booth on November...
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A punch ballot with hanging chads.
The little pieces of paper dangling from this ballot are called hanging chads.
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Electronic voting booths
Are electronic voting machines the best method for voting?
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