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- Butterfly Ballot Type Voting Booth - This mobile voting machine collapses into the size of a briefcase. Fully opened, privacy panels fold out to form a voting booth. Paper "butterfly ballots" are pierced with a "punch needle"--reminiscent of computer punch cards. During the 2000 Presidential election, these infamous ballots caused confusion among voters in Palm Beach County, Florida. Spoiled and mismarked ballots forced a recount.
- circa 1995
- Collections - Artifact
Butterfly Ballot Type Voting Booth
This mobile voting machine collapses into the size of a briefcase. Fully opened, privacy panels fold out to form a voting booth. Paper "butterfly ballots" are pierced with a "punch needle"--reminiscent of computer punch cards. During the 2000 Presidential election, these infamous ballots caused confusion among voters in Palm Beach County, Florida. Spoiled and mismarked ballots forced a recount.
- Collapsible Modular Voting Booths, 1920-1935 - Toward the end of the 19th century, reformers introduced changes to prevent manipulation and make American elections more honest. New ballot designs and reforms at polling places helped voters keep their choices secret. Voting booths like these provided a private place to mark ballots.
- 1920-1935
- Collections - Artifact
Collapsible Modular Voting Booths, 1920-1935
Toward the end of the 19th century, reformers introduced changes to prevent manipulation and make American elections more honest. New ballot designs and reforms at polling places helped voters keep their choices secret. Voting booths like these provided a private place to mark ballots.
- Voting Machine Instruction Ballot, General Election, Tuesday, November 2, 2004 -
- November 01, 2004
- Collections - Artifact
Voting Machine Instruction Ballot, General Election, Tuesday, November 2, 2004
- "I'm Voting Because I Refuse to be a Bystander," 2008 - Every election cycle, The Henry Ford collects objects that represent the candidates, the central issues debated, and any major events. Traditionally, this has meant collecting things like lawn signs, buttons, and bumper stickers. In recent years it has also included t-shirts, flags, and objects that incorporate online culture. This collecting encompasses a wide range of viewpoints.
- 2008
- Collections - Artifact
"I'm Voting Because I Refuse to be a Bystander," 2008
Every election cycle, The Henry Ford collects objects that represent the candidates, the central issues debated, and any major events. Traditionally, this has meant collecting things like lawn signs, buttons, and bumper stickers. In recent years it has also included t-shirts, flags, and objects that incorporate online culture. This collecting encompasses a wide range of viewpoints.
- Gear and Lever Voting Machine, 1978 - Gear and lever voting machines were the quintessential method of voting for two generations of Americans, from the 1920s through the 1980s. These high tech devices tabulated votes mechanically. Considered scientific and reliable, they were relatively tamper proof and allowed for completely secret balloting. However, they were complicated devices that required constant maintenance and could contribute to undercounting.
- 1978
- Collections - Artifact
Gear and Lever Voting Machine, 1978
Gear and lever voting machines were the quintessential method of voting for two generations of Americans, from the 1920s through the 1980s. These high tech devices tabulated votes mechanically. Considered scientific and reliable, they were relatively tamper proof and allowed for completely secret balloting. However, they were complicated devices that required constant maintenance and could contribute to undercounting.