Researcher demonstrates Accessible Voting Tech on Capitol Hill

On Tuesday, Clemson University researchers showed lawmakers on Capitol Hill an electronic voting system they say will help resolve current technological challenges at the polls and restore voter confidence. Researchers took Prime III to the Rayburn House Office Building to demonstrate use of the technology to U.S. Representative James Clyburn and other congressional leaders. Professor Juan Gilbert, Presidential Endowed Chair in Computing, leads the human-centered computing division in the School of Computing at Clemson. He developed Prime III to ensure voting accessibility for all people, including individuals with disabilities. The voting technology also produces old-fashioned simplicity with paper ballots for backup verification.