Obama voting on a Smartmatic in 2012

Smartmatic, the world leader election automation company, was present at the 2012 US General Election. The voting machine, Edge2Plus Model 300, was designed and manufactured by Smartmatic, and was used in the city of Chicago and Cook County, IL, during early voting.

Early voting, which allows voters to cast votes days before Election Day, is one of the many peculiarities about the US electoral system. It was designed to increase turnout by widening the opportunities to cast a vote, and to relieve congestion of polling stations on Election Day. Early voting can be done by sending an early voting ballot through mail, or in person at a specially designated early voting center.

President Obama made history on October 25, by becoming the first-ever incumbent president to cast an early vote. We are honored to emphasize that he voted using our technology.
This video shows Mr. Obama expressing his positive views on the early voting process and on the convenience our technology facilitates.