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Maricopa County, Ariz. Selects a Voting System
This is an article from 1971 that was published on the voting system of Maricopa County, Arizona. The Article was written in response to the long lines voters were forced to wait in during the 1968 general elections. The piece introduces the new “Votomatic” machine that will be used in upcoming elections and will speed up the election process and be less expensive than the previous “lever machines.”
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Tennessee goes "Votomatic"
“Tennessee goes “Votomatic” is a report produced in 1974 and addressed to the Tennessee County Election Commissioners by the Computer Election Systems, after the introduction of the Votomatic Vote Recorder. The report covers the statistics of the November Elections, news articles from the elections and the recount, and an extremely important report from the Registrar-at-Large of Hamilton County. Additionally the report presents a description of the new voter computer system and a comparison between it and the old voting procedures.
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Voter's Guide for the Citizens of New Mexico
This document was produced by the Office of the Secretary of State of the State of New Mexico in lead up to the 1974 elections. The piece covers topics such as voter registration, absentee voting, voting machines, when one should go to the polls to vote and voting machines. The piece was aimed at spurring turn out for the November 5, 1974 elections.
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Voting machine instructions
This pamphlet, published in 1974 by the board of election commissioners Chicago, Illinois provides voters with information about the voting process for the upcoming primaries for ballot propositions. The document specifically walks voters through the process of operating a voting machine with both a written description and visual aids. The document also includes Spanish translations of its various sections.
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Hawaii's Closed Primary
This 1976 pamphlet was produced to educate Hawaiian voters on the concept of a closed primary. A closed primary election only permits people affiliated with the party of the primary to participate in the elections. For this reason the packet also contains a “party ballot change application” in-the-event a voter wished to change party in order to vote in the upcoming primary elections for the party of their choice. Furthermore the piece was released in lead up to the November 2, 1976 general elections that featured a presidential race between Republican incumbent Gerald Ford and Democratic nominee Jimmy Carter.
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Voter Information Pamphlet
“Voter Information Pamphlet” is a voter guidebook published in 1976 by the Office of the Secretary of State of Ohio, in lead up to the June 8, 1976 State Primary Election and November 2, 1976 General Election. This booklet explains the qualifications for voting, voter responsibilities, as well as the registering, voting procedures and absentee voting. Additionally, it includes a list of the offices that the Ohio voters will elect during the year of 1976.
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Voter registration in Minnesota: a citizen's right
This booklet was published in 1976 in Minnesota by the Election Division of the Office of the Secretary of State. The document contains information on planning a voter registration drive, what information one needs when registering to vote and what the necessary steps voter registration are; the piece also urges voters to register early to save time. The November 2, 1976 general elections would feature the presidential race between Democratic nominee Jimmy Carter and Republican incumbent Gerald Ford. Carter’s running-mate, Walter Mondale, was a Senator from Minnesota.
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Datos para nuevos ciudadanos acerca de registro y votacion 1976
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Election '76 in Minnesota
This booklet was published in 1976 in Minnesota by the Election Division of the Office of the Secretary of State. The piece defines, among other things, voter eligibility, the registration process, how to register and vote absentee and also how the primary election process works. The document also contains information on the proposed amendments to the state’s constitution that will be voted on as well. The November 2, 1976 general elections would feature the presidential race between Democratic nominee Jimmy Carter and Republican incumbent Gerald Ford. Carter’s running-mate, Walter Mondale, was a Senator from Minnesota.
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Election 76: Register Enroll Vote
This document was produced in 1976 in New York State by the Oneida County Board of Elections. The piece addresses questions on topics such as voter registration, what the necessary requirements to voting are and how does absentee voting work. The piece was published in lead up to the November 2, 1976 presidential elections between Republican incumbent Gerald Ford and Democratic nominee Jimmy Carter.