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Rice Researchers Build Simulated Polling Place to Study How Voters Behave

4 Nov 2026 3:44 p.m.

Rice Center for Voting turns a 1,000-square-foot space in Sewall Hall into a simulated polling place with 20 ballot-marking devices, letting researchers study how small details shape the voting experience.

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