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The wild history of ballot designs — and what they say about our democracy

7 mins | Oct 22, 2020
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Examining the history of voting through a very specific lens — the ballot. Lilly Smith, from Fast Company, takes a closer look into Alicia Cheng's book, This Is What Democracy Looked Like, where the author breakdowns how voting in America evolved from its early, messy days to the far more organised system it is today, as well as why the design of a ballot is broader than what's on the page.

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