“2066: Election Day”

Title“2066: Election Day”
Year for Search1956
AuthorsShaara, Michael [Joseph] [Jr.](1928-88)
Secondary TitleAstounding Science Fiction
Volume / Edition58.4
Pagination44-57
Date PublishedDecember 1956
KeywordsMale author, US author
Annotation

In the future, the President of the United States is chosen through a battery of tests supervised by a computer. Anyone can take the tests. This has resulted in world peace and prosperity. The story is about when the computer no one is qualified.

Illustration

Illus. [Frank Kelly] Freas (1922-2005)

Holding Institutions

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Author Note

(1928-88)

Full Text

1956 Shaara, Michael [Joseph, Jr.] (1928-88). “2066: Election Day.” Illus. [Frank Kelly] Freas (1922-2005). Astounding Science Fiction 58.4 (December 1956): 44-57. PSt US

In the future, the President of the United States is chosen through a battery of tests supervised by a computer. Anyone can take the tests. This has resulted in world peace and prosperity. The story is about when the computer no one is qualified.