INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — The Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site has been inviting people of all ages to come and witness the evolution of voting at its “Protect the Vote” exhibit.

It’s a display that comes just months before U.S. citizens decide who will serve as the country’s commander-in-chief in 2020. Live displays showcase how the voting process has changed over the years since George Washington was elected in 1789 and the people that have played an important role in advancing voting with the use of voting machines.

One of the more popular parts of the exhibit is a lever voting machine used during the early 2000s and a “hanging chad” voting machine. We watched as people of all ages enjoyed interacting with the voting machine that took the most physical effort.

Whitney Ball, special events and marketing manager at the site, says what moved her the most about the exhibit was finding out that Harrison, Indiana’s only U.S. president, actually had a hand in pushing civil rights for African Americans. Harrison was involved with the Federal Elections Bill, which failed at the time, but would have protected the African American right to vote had it been successful.

“That was very important at the time, especially in the late 1800s,” Ball said.

Ball also discovered a new appreciation for the “Douglas Voting Booth,” created in the year 1906. Its inventor, Elizabeth Douglas, was not able to put her own invention to use to participate in choosing our country’s leaders.

“It was kind of ironic because she was a woman that couldn’t vote, but she was able to create this,” Ball said.

The Benjamin Harrison Site will also host another special exhibit that concentrates solely on what it took to get women the right to vote. It’s called Votes for Women: The Road to Suffrage. That tour opens March 12 and will feature people who led the fight to get voting rights for women.

Find out how to sign up for the “Protect the Vote” exhibit or any other tours happening at the Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site.