With the click of a mouse, Monica Mims casts her ballot over catfish at Stacy's Restaurant. Voting from private locations is allowed through Friday night. They must accept the election rules, enter their PIN and then answer two personal questions. The information is matched against voter registration records. Once the information is verified, a ballot pops up on the screen.
Voters click on the candidate of their choice, then click YES to confirm their vote.
They receive confirmation of their votes in a certificate, suitable for printing and framing. On primary day Saturday, voting from homes and offices is no longer allowed. But most of the party's 124 polling places will have computers hooked to the Internet, as well as paper ballots. Officials will use the PINs to make sure voters haven't already cast ballots. With a CNN camera crew filming from atop her roommate's bed, Mills clicks on Al Gore - and makes history.