MicroVote MV-464 Voting Machine, 1985

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Artifact Overview

Artifact Details

Artifact

Voting-machine

Date Made

1985

Creator Notes

Manufactured by Carson Manufacturing Co., Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana, for MicroVote General Corporation, McKinney, Texas.

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2024.183.2

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of J. Alex Halderman.

Material

Plastic
Metal
Paper (Fiber product)

Color

White (Color)
Blue
Black (Color)
Red
Silver (Color)

Dimensions

Height: 22 in (Closed)
Width: 29 in (Closed)
Length: 9 in (Closed)

Inscriptions

on lid: M / MICROVOTE on face of machine: MICROVOTE / ELECTRONIC VOTING COMPUTER / Model No. / MV464 on proper left lower area of face of machine: WRITE-IN WINDOW / PRESS TO / WRITE IN in bottom center area of face of machine: REVIEW / BALLOT / INFORMATION / ADVANCE / BALLOT above and below red button on proper right lower area of face of machine: DO NOT PUSH / RED BUTTON UNTIL / ALL SELECTION / ARE MADE! / PRESS TO / CAST VOTE on orange sticker on underside of lid: It is a class E felony to deface, mutilate, and/or / tamper with the voting machines used by the / Sumner County Election Commission (TCA 2-19-118) on sticker on underside of lid: Sumner County Elections / MicroVote MV-464 / 11 454 on manufacturer's plate on back: MODEL MV-464 / PATENT NO. / 4,649.264 / MANUFACTURED BY / CARSON MANUFACTURING CO., INC. / INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46220 / [...] / SERIAL / NUMBER / 11454 in black magic marker on sides of case: 11454
MicroVote MV-464 Voting Machine, 1985