Section of the online exhibit Vote: The Machinery of Democracy focused on gear and lever voting, which was meant to ensure the confidentiality and efficiency of the election process. Shows the ...

Although it all started in Florida almost a decade ago with the controversial election of President George W. Bush, the problem still isn’t solved in New York as voters gear up to choose his successor ...

Now to New York State where there have been other election problems. Election officials there say it's taking too long to finalize race results using electronic machines. So they're going old school ...

After the hanging-chad debacle in Florida four years ago, Congress passed the Help America Vote Act, which meant $4 billion for states that replaced punch-cards and lever machines with more reliable ...