US2519155A

US2519155A - Recall vote requiring mechanism foil

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Publication number: US2519155A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1950-08-15
Anticipated expiration: 1967-08-15

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IN VEN TOR. EA/1450M f Saw/P BY 6 Sheets-Sheet 1 UUDUUUUUUUUUU YES - R. F. SHOUP RECALL VOTE REQUIRING MECHANISM FOR VOTING MACHINES BE REGALLED FROM THE OF MAYOR SHALL JOHN FOX Aug. 15, 1950 Flled Aug 24, 1948 Aug. 15, 1950 2,519,155

R. F. SHOUP RECALL VOTE REQUIRING MECHANISM FOR VOTING MACHINES Filed Aug. 24, 1948 I 6 Sheets-Sheet 2 IN V EN TOR. 64/145014 F 677 001 A rrae/vem R. SHOUP RECALL VOTE QUIRING MECHANISM FOR VOTING MACHINES Filed Aug. 24, 1948 6 Sheets-Sheet 3 ooo ooooo JNVENTOR. FAA/60M F 5590M? Aug. 15, 1950 R. F. SHOUP 2,519,155

RECALL VOTE REQUIRING MECHANISM FOR VOTING MACHINES Filed Aug. 24, 1948 6 Sheets-Sheet 4 5W c d 0 576 a 5 ii/ 5 O 0 (4/4. 1 O O D O o E Er- 1 O O C m O a"?! O O O Q C D O c EMJ ' JNVEN TOR.

By K i K Aug. 15, 1950 R. F. SHOUP 2,519,155

RECALL VOTE REQUIRING MECHANISM FOR VOTING MACHINES Filed Aug. 24, 1948 I e Sheets-Sheet 5 o O C o c 5% i 524 c i 57k I G c INVENTOR. FAA/$0M F. JHOMD BY KWM/W e N0 N 9 e E w m M r 4 Wm Km 2, m m F mm M 6 MK Aug. 15, 1950 R. F. SHOUP RECALL VOTE REQUIRING MECHANISM FOR VOTING MACHINES Filed Aug 24, 1948 Patented Aug. 15, 1950 RECALL VOTE REQUIRING MECHANISM FOR VOTING MACHINES Ransom F. Shoup, Ardmore, Pa., assignor to The Shoup Voting Machine-Corporation, Philadelphia, Pa., a corporation of Delaware Application August .24, 1948, Serial N 0. 45,817

1 13 Claims.

This invention relates to voting machines, and more particularly to voting machines of the type disclosed in Shoup Patent No. 2,054,102.

In this type of voting machine, there are several vertical columns of voting spindles in combination with an interlock arranged normally to prevent actuation of more than one spindle in any horizontal row. Also, for each horizontal row of spindles, there is a slot through which a personal choice may be written in, such slot being normally closed by a slide termed a personal choice slide. Each personal choice slide is connected to the interlock. in such manner that opening of the personal choice slide prevents actuation of any of the spindles in the corresponding row until after the machine has completed its vote registering operation. Thus, if a voter actuates a personal choice slide and limits himself to a personal choice vote, he cannot vote for the regular nominee of any party except by writ ing in the name of such nominee as a choice vote.

In some States, either at regular election times, or at other special elections, the incumbents of certain offices are subject to recallby action of the voters or, as determined by the votes, to remain in office or be re-elected thereto. The handling of such an election under State'laws makes it mandatory for a voter to vote yes or no on the question of recall before he is entitled to exercise his vote for the same or other or additional candidates for the oflice or offices in question. Upon completion of his vote on the recall question either by a yes or no vote, the machine is conditioned so that the voter is free vote for the same or othe can- (ii-dates for the oflice or offices subject to recall. In another situation, if the voter votes no, he is precluded from voting for any other candidate.

An object of the invention is to provide mechanism for use in voting machines of the type described to enable such machines to handle recall type elections just described and to comply with statutes governing such types of elec tion.

Another object is to provide mechanism of this type which will require the voter to vote yes or no on the question of recall, and only thereafter to permit him to vote for the same or other candidates of regular parties for the oifice or offices in question or to vote for personal choice candidates in lieu of regular party candidates, or, in another situation, if he has voted no preclude him from voting for any candidates for the olilce in question.

Other objects, novel features and advantages of this invention will become apparent from the following specification andaccompanying drawings, wherein:

personal Fig. 1 is a fragmentary front elevation of a Shoup type voting machine embodying the imvention;

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary rear view of the frame of the voting machine showing the position of parts as the voter enters the machine;

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary rear view of the frame of the voting machine showing the position of parts after the voter has voted yes on the recall question and has also set up his vote for another party candidate for the offioe in question;

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary rear view of the frame of the voting machine showing the position of parts after a voter has voted no on the recall question and has also set up his vote for a party candidate for the office in question;

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary rear view of the voting machine showing the position of parts after the voter has voted yes on the recall question and has also exercised a personal choice vote rather than voting for any of the party candidates; and

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary section taken along line 6-45 of Fig. 5.

In so far as practical, the reference characters used herein will correspond to the reference characters used in the specifications of Shoup Voting Machine patents such, for example, as Shoup et al. No. 2,054,102 and Shoup No. 2,191,086.

In the voting machine of Shoup et al. Patent No. 2,054,102 there are ten vertical columns of" spindles and a main interlock together with in-' tel-look straps for connecting to the main interlock the spindles of columns one to nine counting away from the interlock. Figs. 1-5 show the first two columns only and the personal choice column. The interlock straps for the spindles of columns I and 2 and for the personal choice slides are preferably of the type shown and described in Shoup Patent 2,191,086 or'Shoup' Patents 2,251,254 and 2,251,255.

Referring particularly to Fig. 6, the spindles 38 are journaled at one end in a plate 39 and at the other end are journaled in vertical straps 40. Each spindle is equipped with an operating handle 30 and is of square cross section except that it is provided with a circular groove 38a to be received in a circular bearing provided there for in straps 40 and additional similar circular grooves 381) for other purposes. Each spindle 38 extends through and supports a channel member 60, the ends of which engage the plate 39 and a strap 40 and the channel member is received within square apertures in two arms 59v and 59. A rod. 5% extends between and has its ends attached to the

arms

59 and 59. The plate 59:; is attached to each arm 59' through the intermediary of the rod 591) which passes through a hole in arm 59 and a slot in the plate 59a. The plate 59a is thus slidably and rotatably connected ,to the arm 59' and is, therefore, capable of bemovable members (not shown) and straight ticket voting handles (not shown) in the manner described in said Shoup Patent No. 2,191,086.

A counter C is associated with each spindle 38 and is provided with a drive pinion 43 having a square aperture through which extends the square portion of the spindle 38. The counter C preferably is of construction described and claimed in the Shoup Patent No. 2,140,336.

Each rod 59b has connected therewith, one end of an interlock or pull strap SI leading to a main interlock 42 of a construction described and claimed in Shoup Patent No. 2,191,086. In this interlock 42 are provided a plurality of interlock members 62, certain of which are tubular for the purposes of receiving pins 63 extending through apertures in the interlock casing for the purpose of fastening said members against movement relative to the casing of said interlock 42. Each interlock strap passes between a pair of interlock members 62 and is provided with a wedge for spreading the two members apart.

In the wall I0, there is provided a vertical column of personal choice slots I39 with a slidable closure for each slot. One of such slots I69 is alined with each of the horizontal rows of spindles 38. In back of the slots I39 is a guide table I over which passes a sheet of paper I42 from a feed roller I43 to a take-up roller (not shown). A yoke I50 pivotally supported on a vertical rod I58a is rotated counterclockwise from the position shown in Fig. 6 by movement of any closure I40 to its open position and, when actuated is returned to its original position upon return of the machine to curtain-open position by means (not shown) but fully disclosed in said Shoup Patent No. 2,054,102. The yoke I50 cooperates with mechanism (not shown) to advance the strip I42 a predetermined distance for each actuation of the yoke.

The rod I50 is supported by brackets I501) attached to a vertical plate I50c in the shape shown in Fig. 6, and the plate I500 is provided with a vertical series of apertures constituting guideways for links ESI which at one end are attached to arms I60 pivotally supported by the rod I50a and each link is provided with a pin 6Ia connected to an interlock strap 6!. Each of the arms I60 is provided with a head I60 projecting into a slotted channel shaped runner 222 having a right angle extension attached to a slide 223 supported by the wall i0. Each slide 223 is in alinement with a personal choice slot closure I40 so that movement of a personal choice slot closure into open position swings the arm I60 counterclockwise with consequent leftward movement of the corresponding link'I6I and its associated interlock strap 6| to bring the wedge thereof between the rollers 62. Restoration of any actuated arm I60 and corresponding closure I40 is effected by mechanism for that purpose described in the Shoup et a1. Patent No. 2,191,086,

On each spindle 38 is located an arm or butterfly B consisting of two plates 81 and 82 having square apertures of proper size snugly to receive the square portion of a spindle 38 and the pertures are so arranged that they register with each other only when the plates 8i and 82 are oriented with respect to each other and are out of register when the arms coincide so that they can be locked in desired position on a spindle 38. These arms forming the butterfly B are more particularly described in the copending Shoup application Serial No. 14,713, filed March 13, 1948, now Patent No. 2,496,106. A stud or finger 85 extends from the butterfly B in a direction parallel with the spindle axes. This stud 85, as described in the last-named application, operates to lock the two plates 8| and 82 together and for other purposes presently to appear.

To satisfy the requirements of specific laws relative to recall voting of the character described, the counters C of spindles 38 must be so controlled that a voter must set up a recall vote of yes or no, respectively, on one of two spindles of two horizontal rows of spindles 38, before he can operate spindles 38 and associated counters O of other hor zontal rows to give votes to the party candidates for the ofiice or offices in question, or before he can exercise a personal choice vote in lieu of a party candidate vote. Likewise, individual candidate or personal choice vot ng in any horizontal row must be made mutu,ally exclusive. In another situation, if he votes no on the recall question he must be precluded from voting individual candidates or from personal voting for the ofiice in question. The mechanism now to be described satisfies all of these requirements. It is assumed in the description following that the second and third top horizontal rows of spindles are allocated to recall voting, while the horizontal rows of spindles below these two rows are allocated to candidate voting. Other rows may instead be assigned to the respective voting requirements.

The recall vote requiring mechanism includes a horizontally disposed strip 580 provided with a pair of elongated longitudinally extending slots 58L 582. The latter are s aced apart so that one will fit over each of a pair of spindles 38 in a horizontal row of two adjacent vertical columns of spindles 38. The slots 58!, 582 have sufficient length to permit longitudinal horizontal movement of strip 580 on the two supporting spindles 38 for purposes presently to be described. Strip 580 is bent laterally at 583 and then again in o parallelism. at 584 with its body 580. A slot 585 is provided in parallel portion 584 to fit over and be engaged by the pin 6Ia of the personal choice mechanism in the same row as that of the pins 38 on which strip 580 is carried. Slot 585 is preferably disposed at right angles to slots 58! and 582. The dis osition of strip 580 relative to pins 38 on which it is carried thus depends upon the position of pin 61a. As seen in Fig. 2, with the personal choice slide I40 alined with said spindles 36 in its closed position, the pin Bla is in such position that the spindles 38 carrying strip 580 lie at the extreme left ends of their respective slots 58! and 582. This is the normal unvoted position of strip 559 in which position it is maintained by pin 6! a unless and until the personal choice slide I48 associated with the particular pin 6Ia is moved to open or write-in voting position.

A plate member 588 is provided. This plate voting handles member 588 between its right and left edges 588a, 5881) is narrower than the space between a pair of vertical columns of spindles 38. A substantially L-shaped slot is provided in the plate 588 with its vertical leg 598 and horizontal leg 5% extending substantially in the longitudinal and lateral directions of plate 588. In the embodiment shown, plate 588 has an overall length to cover or span nine spindles 38 in one vertical column. It may be of any desired length so as to span as many spindles 38 in a vertical column as desired and it may be more than one column in Width. In the embodiment shown, the second and third uppermost horizontal rows of spindles 38 are respectively for yes and no recall votes as to recall question while the next seven hori zontal rows below the no vote spindle 38 are used to vote candidates for the oifice or oifices in question. Fewer or larger numbers of candidates than seven in each vertical column may be involved. The upper second and third rows of spindles will hereinafter be called the recall vote spindles and those below them will be called the candidate vote spindles.

The plate 588 is mounted in place between, for example, the spindles 38 in the first and second vertical columns with the apex of its slot 589 alined with a threaded hole in the strip 538. A Washer 552 is placed over the slot 589 and a guiding or positioning screw 598 screwed into the threaded hole in strip so the plate 588 may be moved vertically to the limits permitted by the outer ends of leg of slot 589. The left edge 586a of plate 588 as seen in Fig. 2 is straight and this edge of the plate is guided in an annular groove 598 provided in each of a pair of discs 595. One such disc is carried on each of two or more spindles The discs 58-5 have collars that may be mounted on various of the spin ies $8 and fixed thereon as by set screws 59?. The depths of grooves are sufficient to guide vertical movement of plate 588 to the limits permitted by leg 583 of slot 588. The number of grooved guiding discs depends upon the length of plate 588.

The right edge 5882; of plate 588 are seen in Figs. 2-5 inclusive is provided with pair of downwardly slanting recesses or slots E98, 589. The lower edges or these

slots

598, 588 are connected with respective inwardly oilset straight portions or wall edges and 609a which extend parallel with the right side Wall or edge 58817 of plate 588. Rec-asses or

slots

598, 599 are spaced apart the vertical distance between two adjacent spindles 38 in a vertical column of these spindles. In this embodiment, the entrances or openings to these

slots

598, 599 lie respectively in the paths of travel of the pins or studs or fingers 85 of the respective recall voting spindles 88 that are rotated respectively by operation of the 3d l) opposite yes or no on the recall question. The upper edges of these slots normally rest on the studs 85. In other Words, the

recesses

598, 588 normally are in register with the paths or travel or recall-vote-operated fingers Thus rotation either of the yes or no voting handle to a vote-indicating position Will cause the particular recall-vote-operated finger 85 on its butterfly B to enter into the respective slot 5-88 or 599 and exert a vertical lifting action against its upper edge and on plate 588 and thus to lift the latter from its normal position which will be permitted to the limit allowed by the lower edge of leg 588 of slot 589, whereas opposite rotation of either of the fingers 85 just mentioned will return the plate 588 to the limit permitted by the upper end of legted of slot 588, i. e., to initial position. This lowered position just described is the normal unvc-ted 5 position of plate 588.

A plurality of spaced-apart slots or recesses 68! extend inwardly of the 58% of plate 588. These recesses respectively have a horizontal top wall 684a and a slanting bottom wall 88th, each terminating in the vertical side edge These recesses Elli are so positioned on plate 538 that in the normal unvoted position or the latter as seen in 2, the entrances to these slots Sill will lie below the paths of travel of the candidate-vote-operated fingers 85 on butterflies B of candidate voting spindles that are to be operated to vote recording positions by operation of candidate voting handles 30 opposite the names of a candidate or candidates for office in question. in other words, recesses Gill normally lie out or register with the paths of travel of the candidvote-operated fingers 85 and the unbroken straigr portions of wal 588?) between adjacent recesses tall lie in the paths of travel of candidate-voteoperated studs 85 of the candidate voting spindles, nd until the plate 588 is shifted vertically upwardly from its initial position by operation either of the yes or no recall question voting lev" s so. It is impossible, therefore, to operate a candidate voting lever 38 opposite one or more candidates names in the vertical columns until a recall voting spindle 38 has been moved to a votingposition.

Similarly with the as shown in 2, it-

is impossible at this time to shift the personal choice operated stud tic associated with slide l li] to the left to open the personal choice slot. This is so because the pin as such me lies in the upper portion of vertical leg of slot 589.

We cannot be shifted to the left and permit operation the personal choice I48, nor can of slide the g position. Any such attempt will cause the p rticular candidatevote-operated fin er or tud 85 to engage the straight wall. edge 58% lying in its path of travel.

movement by discs 5 and pin 583 in log 588 of slot candldatc-vote-operated fingers or studs 85 cannot be forced into a vote-indicating position at this time. In the case of a situation Where it is desired to preclude candidate or personal choice voting if "no is voted on the recall question, the finger or stud 85 on the butterfly B of the no recall. spindle is omitted. Hence, if the no spindle is act ated the plate 588 then remains in its described normal position and no candidate or personal ote is possible.

To effect a, vote for a candidate, the voter must operate the recall voting lever 38 opposite either the yes or no lever or" the recall horizontal rows of voting spindles to a vote-indicating posi- When the voter enters booth, therefore, with all voting levers 3 3 in of Fig. l, the fincandidate-vote- Since plate looted. any horizontaltion assuming stud 85 present on the no spin dle butterfly. At this time, since the entrances to

slots

598 and 599 normally lie in the paths of travel of respective of these recall vote operated studs 85, the operated one of these two studs enters its

slot

598 or 599. Assume, as shown in Fig. 3, that the voting lever opposite yes has been actuated to vote-indicating position. Its finger or stud 85 then enters slot 598 and lifts plate 588 so that pin 593 now lies at the apex of the L-slot 589 opposite the entrance to leg 59l thereof. This same lifting action raises the positions of the entrances to slots Bill into registry with the paths of travel of the candidate-voteoperated fingers or studs 85 so that any of these fingers or studs 85 of the spindles of the fourth to tenth horizontal rows of spindles 38 under the two yes or no levers may enter its slot 69!. The voter nOW may operate any one of the candidate voting handles 39 opposite particular candidates names to a vote-indicating position. The number of candidates he may vote for depends upon the number to be voted as provided in the election. This number is set up in the main interlock 42 which is set up for the desired vote condition. The upward shift of plate 588 acts also to move the straight portion 699a adjoining slot 599 into the path of travel of recallvote-operated finger or stud 85 on the butterfly B of the no voting lever spindle 38 so that the voter cannot also vote no after having voted yes on the recall question. The yes and no spindles 38 on the recall question are also connected by straps Bl to the main interlock 42 in the position set up for a vote one condition so that either one but only one of these two recall question spindles can be operated by the voter to a voting position. Should the voter change his mind before leaving the booth and decide to vote no rather than yes on the recall question, he must restore all voting handles 39 to the initial condition shown in Fig. 1, thus restoring all parts to the initial or normal condition shown in Fig. 2. Since counters C are then also reset to original condition without having recorded the yes set-up he now re-operates the machine first being required to operate the voting handle 39 opposite no. Assuming that stud 85 is presenton the butterfly of the no spindle 38, this action as seen in Fig. 4 causes stud 85 of the butterfly B secured to the no spindle 88 to enter slot 599 and lift plate 588 until pin 593 again lies at the apex of L-slot 589 opposite the entrance to its leg 59!. This lifting action again positions the entrances to slots 69l in registry with the paths of travel of the studs 85 on butterflies B of candidate voting spindles 38 operable by candidate voting levers 39 opposite candidates names. He now may operate any of these candidate voting levers 39 to vote the name of the candidate of his choice which, if the law so provides, will include the same name as that of the incumbent, this name appearing in one of the horizontal rows three to nine because he has voted no on recall. He is not, however, bound to vote this name but may vote any one of the other names in the respective horizontal rows to the limit permitted by the condition for which the main interlock 42 is set, i. e., one candidate as shown in all figures herein. If the stud 85 is not present on the butterfly B of the no spindle, the plate 588 will not be moved and individual candidate or personal choice voting as first described will be precluded. Also, the yes spindle cannot be moved to avoting posilit . voting levers 39.

tion because the movement of the "no spindle has locked out such movement of the yes spindle in the main interlock 42.

After having voted yes on the recall question, the voter may desire to exercise his personal choice option rather than vote for party candidates. He must have this option to comply with election laws. This situation is taken care of by the leg 59I of the L-slot 589 and strip 588. The personal choice stud 6la coupled to strip 580, prior to a yes or no vote is locked against movement to permit a write-in vote by the position of pin 593 in the upper end of vertical leg 599 of L-slot 589. Assuming that the voter has voted yes on the recall question, as seen in Fig. 5, the plate 588 again is raised so that pin 593 may be slid into the horizontal leg 59! of slot 589 to its extreme left end when pin Bla is actuated leftwardly by movement of personal choice slide I49 to open position. The voter now may write in his chosen candidates name on the paper I42 exposed. The leftward movement of pin Gla, however, then causes the interlock strap 6| attached thereto to move its wedge 64 to locking out position in the main interlock 42 and thereby locks out all the candidate voting spindles 38 in the party candidates column opposite candidates names so that none of these spindles may now be rotated to a voting position by their Similarly, since plate 588 has been raised, the edge 699a. lies in the path of travel of stud of the butterfly B on the no voting spindle and precludes a no vote after a yes vote has been made. Also, the no vote spindle is locked out in the main interlock 42;

portion of interlock controlling candidate vote 1 and personal choice votes is set up for a two vote condition and. a second strip 589 identical with that shown is provided and mounted over a second pair of spindles 38 below the pair bearing strip 589 shown. The slot 585 of this strip is coupled to the stud 6la alined with a second personalchoice slide mechanism. A second L-shaped slot identical with slot 589 is then provided in plate 588 below slot 589 and a pin like pin 593 with disc like disc 592 is provided, the second pin 593 being secured to the threaded hole in the second strip 588 through the second L-slot 589.

The action of plate 588 in such circumstances is identical with that described. It becomes necessary to shift it vertically upwardly from its normal or unvoted condition by operation either of the yes or no voting levers 38 if the stud 85 on the butterfly of the no spindle is present or only by operation of the yes spindle if said stud 85 is absent before candidate voting can be effected. Thereafter, since the candidate voting portion of the main interlock is set up for two vote conditions, either two candidate voting handles 30 opposite candidates names in the party columns can be manipulated by the voter, or one voting handle 38 operated and one personal choice candidate voted for, orelse two personal choice candidate names can be written in, one in each exposed personal choice closure, these situations being mutually exclusive. If three vote conditions exist, three L-slots 589 and three strips 589, the latter coupled to three different personal choice slide associated studs Bla, are required. Ingeneral, as many L-slots 589 in plate 588 and strips 580 and personal choice closures must be provided as are ofiices to be voted.

It is Seen, however, that under all conditions, the mechanism comprising the plate 588 with its

recesses

598, 599 and EEH and slot 589 and stud 593 compel the voter to comply with the local election law of recall by requirin him to vote yes or no on the question of recall before he can vote for candidates for the office in question, while if the stud 85 on the butterfly of the no spindle is omitted, a yes vote is required before candidates can be voted for the ofiice in question.

While specific embodiments of the invention have been described, variations in structural detail within the scope of the claims are possible and are contemplated. There is no intention, therefore, of limitation to the exact details shown and described.

What is claimed is:

1. In a voting machine voting fingers movable into voting and non-voting positions, a pair of said fingers constituting recall vote fingers and other fingers constituting candidate vote fingers, recall vote requiring mechanism comprising a plate member movable by either of said recall vote fingers from a first position to a second position upon movement of either one of said pair of recall vote fingers to a voting position, said plate member having portions in the path of travel of said candidate vote fingers to preclude voting movement of all of the latter in the first position of said plate member and also having recesses positioned to lie out or register with the paths of travel of said candidate vote fingers in the first position of said plate member, and said recesses being movable into register with the paths of travel of said candidate vote fingers upon movement of said plate member to said second position by said movement of one of said pair of recall Vote fingers, to then permit voting movement of any of said candidate voting fingers.

2. A device per claim 1 in which said plate member has a pair of recesses eachpositioned to lie in registry with the path of travel of one of said recall vote finger in said first position of said plate member.

3. A device per claim 1 in which said plate member has a pair of recesses each positioned to lie in registry with the path of travel of one of said recall vote fingers, the unengaged of said pair of recesses being moved out of registry with the path of travel of the unactuated of said recall vote fingers in the second of said positions of said plate member so that a portion of said plate member then precludes any voting movement of said unactuated recall vote finger.

4. A device per claim 1 including a movable personal choice vote finger, a strip coupled to said last-named finger, said plate'member having a slot, a pin secured to said strip and extending through said slot, said slot being positioned so that in said first position of said plate member said pin lies in a portion of said slot that precludes movement of said personal choice operated finger to a voting position, while in said second position of said plate member said pin lies in a second portion of said slot and is movable to permit 10 movement of said personal choice finger to a voting position.

5. A device per claim 1 in which said slot in said plate member is substantially L-shaped having a substantially vertical leg constituting said firstnamed portion of said slot and a substantially horizontal l g constituting said second named portion of said slot.

6. A device per claim 5 in which a plurality of said slots are provided in said plate member and, in which a plurality of provable personal choice vote fingers are provided, and in which a plurality of strips are provided each coupled to a personal choice vote finger and pins, one secured to each said strip, each extending through one of said slots.

7. In a voting machine, voting spindles each movable independently from a non-voting position toa voting position and reversely, fingers, one operable by each spindle in response to movement of the latter, a pair of said spindles and associated fingers thereof constituting rerespectively recall-voting spindles and recallvote-operated fingers, and selected others of said spindles and their associated fingers constituting respectively candidate-votin spindles and candidate-vote operated fingers, and recall vote requiring mechanism comprising a member movable at right angles to said spindles and having portions engageable with said fingers independently and lying in paths of travel of the latter, said member having recesses provided with entrances, said entrances being positioned for movement into and out of register with said fingers and registry being required between the paths of travel of the fingers and respective entrance to the recesses to permit vote indicating movements of respective associated spindles, a pair of said entrances being positioned to lie in registry one with each of the paths of travel of said recall-vote-operated fingers in a first position of said plate member thereby permitting a voting operation of either of said recall-voting spindles while the others of said entrances are then positioned in non-registry with the paths of travel of the candidate-vote-operated fingers precluding operation at such time of all candidate voting spindles, operationin said first position of said plate member of one of said recall-voting spindles to a voting position causing its associated finger to engage said plate member after entry into the recess in registry therewith and then to shift said .plate member to a second position wherein the second of said pair of entrances lies out of registry with the path or travel of the second of the recall-vote operated fin ers then precluding operation of the second recall voting spindles and whereat the remaining entrances of the other recesses then lie in registry with the paths of travel of respective candidate-vote-operated spindles thereby then permitting entry of the candidate-vote-operated fingers and voting operations of the candidate voting spindles.

8. In a voting machine, voting spindles each movable independently to a voting position, fingers, one operable by each spindle respectively to a voting position and a non-voting position,

a pair of said spindles and associated fingers thereof constituting respectively recall-voting spindles and recall-vote operated fingers, and selected others of said votin spindles and associated fingers constituting respectively candidate voting spindles and candidate-vote-operated fingers, and recall vote requiring mechanism comprising a plate member movable at right angles to said spindles and having portions engageable with said fingers in certain positions of said plate member in the independent paths of travel of said fingers to preclude movements of respective said spindles to voting positions in said certain positions of said plate member, and said plate member having recesses provided with entrances movable respectively into and out of register with said paths of travel ,of said fingers, a pair of said entrances being positioned on said plate member so that in one :position of the plate member each may admit ,other than those of said pair of entrances being positioned on said platemember to lie out of register with the candidate-vote-operated fingers in all positions other than said lastnamed determined position of said plate member thereby precluding operation of any of said candidate voting spindles until one of said two recall votin spindles has been operated to a vote indicating position and its associated recall-vote-operated finger has shifted said plate member to its said second predetermined position.

9. In a voting machine, voting spindles each movable independently to a voting position, butterfiies on said spindles, a finger on each butterfly movable to a determined position upon move ment of its associated spindle to a voting position, a pair of said voting spindles constituting recall voting spindles, and selected others of said spindles constituting candidate voting spindles and recall vote requiring mechanism comprising a plate member movable at right angles to said spindles and having portions engageable with said fingers in certain positions of said plate member in their independent paths of travel to preclude movement of said spindles to vote indicating positions in said certain positions, said plate member having a pair of recesses each provided with an entrance normally in register with one of the respective paths of travel of said recall spindle vote-operated fingers whereby either of the latter may be moved to a determined position by a voting movement of its spindle and enter the recess registering therewith and thereby shift said plate member to a determined positioned, and said plate havin additional spaced-apart recesses each provided with an entrance out of register with the paths of travel of the fingers associated with the candidate votin spindles in all positions of said plate member other than its said predetermined position thereby precluding operation of any of said candidate voting spindles to a vote indicating position until one of said two recall spindle vote-operated fingers has been operated to a vote indicating position and has shifted said plate member to its said predetermined position.

10. In a voting machine, voting spindles, butterflies, one secured to each spindle, a finger on each butterfly extending parallel to the spindle axis and mechanism for requiring recall voting comprising a plate member movable at right angles to said spindles, said plate member having a pair of spaced recesses having entrances at one side thereof into each of which one of each of two of said fingers is movable upon rotation of the spindle associated therewith to a voting position, said plate member being independently. movable to a determined position by either of said two lastnamed fingers upon such rotation of its'associated spindle, additional spaced-apart recesses having entrances positioned at said same side of said plate member and into each entrance of which a finger is movable only in said determined position of said plate member, said last-named entrances being out of register with the path of travel of said last-named fingers in other posi tions than said determined position of said plate member.

11. In a voting machine, a pair of recall voting spindles and candidate voting spindles, butterflies, a finger on each butterfly extending parallel with the spindle axes and mechanism for recall voting comprising a plate member movable at right angles to all of said spindles, said plate member having a pair of spaced recesses each having an entrance at one side of said plate member and into each of which one of the fingers of one of the butterflies associated with said pair of recall voting spindles is movable upon rotation of the recall voting spindle associated therewith to a voting position, said plate member being independently movable to a determined position by rotation of either of said recall voting spindle operated fingers to voting position, the entrance of the other of said two recesses then being out of register with the other of said two recall votin spindle operated fingers to preclude movement of its associated spindle to a voting position, additional spaced-apart recesses in said plate member having entrancesat said same side of said plate member and into each of which a finger associated with a butterfiy of a candidate voting spindle may be moved only in said determined position of said plate member, said last-named entrances being out of register with the paths of travel of the respective fingers of the candidate voting spindles in all positions of said plate member other than said predetermined position and thereby precluding rotation of any of said candidate voting spindles to a vote indicating position until one of said two recall voting spindle operated fingers has been operated to a vote indicating position.

12. A device per claim 11 in which a personal choice vote operated finger is provided, a strip coupled to said last-named finger, said plate member having a slot, 2. pin secured to said strip and movable in said slot to permit movement of said personal choic vote operated finger, said slot being shaped to prevent such movement other than in said predetermined position of said plate member.

13. A device per claim 12 in which a plurality of personal choice vote operated fingers, and a corresponding number of strips, pins and slots are provided.

RANSOM F. SHOUP.

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