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Official Voters Pamphlet
Washington Secretary of State A. Ludlow Kramer’s November 5th, 1974 publication of the “Official Voters Pamphlet” provides Washington residents with biographies of candidates running for Senator, Representative, State Supreme Court, and other local officials as well as a checklist of these candidates. The pamphlet also contains information on three state measures on the 1974 Washington Ballot including explanations, statements for and against, rebuttal statements and full texts of proposed and existing legislature.
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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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All About Elections: Your guide to the electoral process in Pennsylvania
“All About Elections: Your Guide to the Electoral Process in Pennsylvania” is a second-edition voter guide published in 1977 by the Department of State of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania , and intended to provide Pennsylvanians with general information on elections, voter registration, how to run for office, how to vote by absentee ballot, and the ways elections are held. Additionally it contains the text of the major requests made, Attorney General’s Opinions and Directives Concerning Elections. The booklet also contains Reapportionment maps.
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United States (LA) Special Election Ballot 1985
A special election was held on 30 March 1985 in the Orleans Parish of Louisian to fill the seat f the 1st Municipal District Assesor.
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VIP: Voters' Information Pamphlet for the Citizens of New Mexico
“VIP: Voters’ Information Pamphlet for the Citizens of New Mexico,” was produced in 1977 by the Office the Secretary of State of New Mexico. The pamphlet contains information on topics such as voter registration procedure, absentee registration, voting machines, fraudulent voting, sample ballots, and electioneering. This piece was released in lead up to special municipal elections in New Mexico; there is also a Spanish translation included in the pamphlet.
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Election Guide
“Election Guide” is a voter guide published in 1970 by the Pennsylvania Department of State, in lead up to the May 19, 1970 General Primary Election and the November 3, 1970 General Election, and intended to provide voters with general information on elections, voter registration, how to run for office, how to vote by absentee ballot, expenses accounts, and the ways elections are held. Additionally, it contains an Election Calendar with the most important election dates of 1970
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Your Party and You
“Your Party and You” is a booklet produced in 1970 by the Pennsylvania Committee of Seventy and intended to provide Pennsylvanians with basic information regarding practical politics and voting practices. The booklet covers topics on Public Offices, Party Structure, as well as provides information on voter registration and voting procedures
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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.”