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America at the Ballot Box: Technology Through the Years

Historian and curator William L. Bird explains voting technology through the years.

02/23/2012

PBS News Hour

America at the Ballot Box: Technology Through the Years

Clip: 2/23/2012 | 6m

Historian and curator William L. Bird explains voting technology through the years.

NewsHour's science correspondent Miles O'Brien interviews political historian and curator William L. Bird, who takes us on a trip through time and technology to show us snapshots of various voting systems in America and the problems they encountered.

02/23/2012

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