Literature 1955. Written by Isaac Asimov.
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1Kennell Stores, Inc.BBBRetailDepartment Stores

Kennell Stores, Inc.
Department store where Norman Muller works - the sole voter selected by the Multivac computer to represent the American electorate in the presidential election.

2MultivacBBBComputersA.I.

Multivac
Computer that chooses which single voter will participate in the presidential election, implemented 40 years ago in an effort to avoid partisan politics.

3National Medicine, Inc.BBBHealthcareMedical Services

National Medicine, Inc.
Medical service that Senior Computer John Paulson mentions to Norman Muller on Election Day shortly before he casts his vote for president.

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4October 4DatesNo YearEvents

October 4
With the presidential election exactly a month away, Indiana residents Norman Muller, his wife Sarah and her father Matthew Hortenweiler discuss the possibility of Indiana being the state selected this year.

5October 20DatesNo YearEvents

October 20
Indiana residents Norman Muller, his wife Sarah and her father Matthew Hortenweiler discuss the upcoming presidential election, the possibility of Indiana being the state selected this year, and Multivac, the computer that chooses which state will participate.

6October 31DatesNo YearEvents

October 31
Matthew Hortenweiler explains to his granddaughter Linda how the Multivac computer that selects a single voter for each presidential election came to be. Matthew's daughter Sarah discovers that Multivac has narrowed down its selection to their town of Bloomington. Sarah's husband Norman receives notification that he has been selected to represent the American electorate be the sole voter in the upcoming presidential election.

7November 3DatesNo YearEvents

November 3
The government makes its official announcement that the Multivac computer has selected Norman Muller in Bloomington, Indiana as the sole voter to represent the American electorate in the presidential election. The Muller house is sealed off and surrounded by Secret Service agents. Newspapers are not delivered and TVs are disconnected. No family members are allowed to leave.

8November 4DatesNo YearEvents

November 4
Election Day. Secret Service agents transport Norman Muller, the sole voter to represent the American electorate in the presidential election, in an armored car to a hospital, where he speaks with the Multivac computer, answering a variety of questions, which Multivac will evaluate and determine the winner of the election.


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