US787373A - Voting-machine. - Google Patents

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PATENTED APR. 18, 1905.

W. GLENN. VOTING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 10, 1902.

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VOTING MACHINE.

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PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM GLENN, OF MQUNT VERNON, IOWA.

VOTING-MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 787,373, dated April 18, 1905. Application filed May 10,1902. Serial No. 106,668.

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Be it known that I, WILLIAM GLENN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Mount Vernonfin the county of Linn and State of Iowa, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Voting-Machines, of which the following is a specification. v

The object of this invention is to provide means whereby any voter may exercise the complete right of suffrage, including all the variations and combinations involved therein, limited only by the provisions of law.

The/invention consists generally in a machine so constructed as to secure the results above specified, to lock itself against any inanipulation which would produce an unlawful result, and to mechanically and successively register the votes as cast, as hereinafter claimed. i

The full nature of the invention will appear from the description and claims following, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification.-

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side view of a' machine embodying my invention, the legs and the extremities of the main operating-lev'ers being broken away. Fig.2 is an end view as seen from the right of Fig. 1'. .Fig. 3 is a detail showing parts of the entrancelever and its connections. Fig. 4 is a. similar view of the exit-lever. Fig. 5 is a top view of the machine. as in use. Fig. 6 is'a detail showing mechanism for unlocking the machine and permitting the voter to vote a straight ticket. Fig. 7 is an end view of the guide. for the ticket-selecting sleeve. Fig. 8 is an end view of the mechanism shown in Fig 6. F ig.

-9 is a fragmentary bottom view of the machine with the tabular portion removed, showing the paper-roll for independent voting, the

classifying device, and portions of the locking-bars. Fig. 10 is a fragmentary view in perspective showing the general arrangement of the voting-slides, locking bars, and a pawl to engage the counter and related mechanism. Fig. 11 is a detail side view showing-one set of voting and locking mechanisms. Fig. 12 is a bottom view of a voting-slide. Fig. 13 is akey by which the slide is moved. Fig. 14:

is a side view in detail of the classifying dedesired number of lock-bars.

vice and the indepcndent-voting mechanism.

I Fig. 15 is a view of the classifier in perspective. Fig. 16 is a s'ectioi'i showing means for engaging any one of the classifving bails with an actuating rock-shaft. Fig. 17 is a detail view showing mechanism for grouping any Figs. l8, l9, and 20 are respectively side, top, and sectional views of a counter for each camlidate.

This machine is designed to perform mechanically all the'functions possi .le in a voting-machine. These functions may be defined as follows: The voting and registering of straight party-tickets or split tickets, the yote of each person entitled to a vote being accurately registered and none others; suitable provision for the casting of ballots independently of the. regular tickets; mechanical grouping of certain candidates -for example, judges or electors and provision for the casting of a vote for any one or more individuals of such group. the machine. being locked against duplication; the mechanical classilication of voters corresponding to their particular rights of franchise at any election, so that any voter may only vote for candidates or questions to which he is entitled by law.

Referring now to the drawings, A is a rectangular frame, which is shown set horizontally on suitable supporting-legs A. In the case of machines for the larger political divisions (the State of New York, for example) it would be preferable to set the frame pcrpcm dicularly, so thatthe whole voting-table is within easy reach of the operator. At the sides of the frame are standards or supports A which carry the deck to which are attached the various tickets, the voting-slides, & c., to be hereinafter described. The ends are closed by end pieces A and A at what for convenience may be called the head and foot? f of the machine, respectively. The side standards also furnish bearings for vario us r. (-)ckshafts, bearings, levers, and Cl'OSS IOdS in the machine.

Across the top of the machine at inter wide enough to permit the necessary ment of the voting'slides are attached plates B, provided with flanges B to take ticket cards or siips B and covering strips of glass sod vals

movesufficient to include all the party-tickets authorized by the law inany case. On crossbars below these plates are mounted slides C, each havinga keyholeO in a'down-set middle portion C. stationary cross-strips C", which serve both Only three of these are shown, though of course the number should in practice he Between these slides are,

as guides for the slides and wards for the l lying directly below the keyhole, so that when the key is thrust down as far as it may go the pawl is lifted out of engagement with the counter-wheels E, which will be more particularly described hereinafter. For convenience the slides are numbered by adjacent numerals, as shown, in the top views of the machine.

()n a lower set of cross-bars F is mounted a series of slide-rods F running parallel with the voting-slides', but in different vertical planes, that the slide-keys pass between said rods. The rods are provided with lateral wings 1 beveled on the upper facestorthe easy admission of the key. It is evident that when any rod is free to move back and forth it may be moved by an adjacent key inserted from above. At the head end of the machine the rods are looped at F to take the cross-rod (i of one or more bails G. By this means any number of the slide-rods may be coupled, so that moving one moves all of the group. This is used where there is a p'lurality of candidates for one ofiice (electors, for example) and it becomes possible by means of it for a voter to vote for any one or more presidential electors on any one or more tickets, regular or independent, but impossibl'e for him to duplicate, inasmuch as the splittingot' the 1ireviously-arranged straight ticket or scratching, as it is commonly called,

must be done alternatively, the vote for one 1 candidate being rccallei-t before it is possible i to vote for another, as will be more fully ex- 5 plained hereinafter.

The grouping mechanism is clearly shown in Fig. 17 and comprises a rock-shaft (i a thereon, and rods (l of suitable length to in elude as many slide-rods as may he wanted in any group. inone group and two in another, while one of the slide-rods is independent of both. Each machine is supposed to be provided with enough rods (l of various lengths to meet the lt(]llil'(.llltllt5 of any election, and before the election the judges would arral'ige the groups in the machine according to the' turned to a horizontal position.

H, withan upturned flange H to serve as a.

carrier for all the pawls D in any one row across the machine when the wing-plate is The nose of each pawl is extended at D", and this rides on the flange when the pawl and voting-slide are pushed to the right. This admits of the voting-slides being moved back and forth at will in arranging the ballot without affecting the counters, as the wing-plate supports the pawls above the succeeding counter-teeth. The wing-plate also serves as a stop to the movement of the pawls and voting-slides unless they are operated in the proper way and with a key of the right shape and length. Eachiof these wing-plates connects by a lever H and connecting-rods H and H with the exit-lever, so that in the final movement of the latter the wing-plate falls and allows the pawls to engage the counters at their next succeeding teeth.

Referring to Fig. 11, it is to be understoml that the parts are represented in the initial position, with the lock-bars F moved over to the extreme right (the locking position) and out of register with the slide G and its key O, which in action passes between the wings F F and is thrust down far enough to reach the wing D of the pawl I) and lift the pawl out of engagement with the counter E. In the position shown the voter can do nothing until one or more of the votingslides is moved to the right in register with the lock barsthat is to say, until the keyhole (.1' is directly above the space between the wings F This is done as to a whole ticket of such slides by the action of the entrance-lever, as

explained elsewhere. Once in register he may now move back a single slide by use oi the key and may then move up to voting position a slide for this same or any other candidate for the same oflice. 7

On cross-bars F are mounted slide-rods F directly below the slide-rods of the upper series. They are provided with lateral wings f or lugs F, adapted to engage the dependii'ig l limbs of the voting-slides and move them in In Fig. l7l1ve are included i sleeve 1' on a rock-shaft 1 extending across '1 the machine.

On the sleeve is also mounted a a series of bails I", having grooved hubs 1, adapted to engage with studs 1" 1n the rock- ISO shaft projecting through slots 15in the sleeve.

The bails are set at different radial angles, as shown, and are adapted to engage studs or screws 1 projecting from the rims of the sectors. Any bail may move independently of any other, and by inserting screws or studs in the sector in the path of its movementit moves such sectors without affecting the position of any others. By this means it is possible to classify voters according to their qualifications as, for example, women, who may exercise a limited suffrage, citizens living outside a precinct, but who may vote therein as to township ofiicers, &c. fast to the sleeve, which has a limitedrotary movement on the rock-shaft. To the shaft is attached a crank 1, adapted to engage with a hook J, connecting by intermediate mechanism, hereinafter to be described, with the entrance-lever. By sliding the rock-shaft end- Wise it is made to engage by its studs I with any desired bail. The proper position of the rock-shaft with respect to any bail is indicated by a dial or indicator 1 engaging by rack and pinion with the rock-shaft, as shown. To the end of the sleeve adjacent tothe crank is secured a-sector-gear I, meshing with a com- Ipanion gearl on a short rock-shaft K, to

which is also secured a double-armed lever K and K actuated by the exit-lever through the medium of a hook K engaging a stud K. The operation of this part of the machine is as follows: In the case of a voter entitled to vote only for certain candidates a screw is removed or withdrawn from the path .of a bail corresponding to the voting-slideof each of such candidates. The raising of the entrance-lever moves all the slides of some selected ticket to voting position. The lowering of the same lever draws back the hook J,

, which catching the crank I draws it back and carries with it the hail from the path of which such screws were removed. This movement carries back to the initial position all the voting-slides and connected sectors except those from which the intercepting screws were withdrawn. These representthe lawful ticket of this particular class of voters and the only ticket possible for him to vote, as all other parts of the machine are locked against any attempt he may make to vote illegally. It will be understood that the arrangement of the machine for diflerent classes may be done before the day of election by the proper judges, who also in. the case of any voter in a special class will set the machine to correspond to his case before he raises the entrance-lever. The final movement of the exit-lever serves, through the mechanism above described, to move back the bail fixed. to the sleeve, and this restores to the initial position all the sectors that have been moved'by; the voter by contact with the arms 1 a The mechanism for the independent ticket One of the bails I is made is best illustrated in Fig. 1 4. L is a roll of paper, the web of which passes over rolls L and L and between feed-rolls L". These are actuated by gearing L, ratchet L and a double-arm lever L, provided with a pawl L One such lever connects by a rod L with a cross-bar L", which is moved in one direction by the voting-slides C and in the other by a rod L connecting the other arm with the lever, which operates the classifier and which is finally actuated by the exit-lever. The paper-web passes over a plate'L, which serves as a writing-tablet, and under the slides C, so that it is impossible to write on the paper u ntil a slide is pushed back, exposing enough surface for a name. In practice these slides have a longer movement than those in the body of theimachine and are provided with a depending lip (J to engage the'cross-bar L"; otherwise they do not differ materially from those already described. Their coactingsliderods F slide at one end on a cross-bar F and at the otherend each connects with a lever F", to which also lower down one of each of the upper bank of long slide-rods connects. The pawl of the slide D engages a shoulder on a cross-plate 1) when the slides are in normal position. It is provided with a wing 1.), adapted to engage a cross-bar D shortly after it is moved to the right, it being understood that at this time the wing-plate H is depressed. This serves to lock the slide almost as soon as it is moved, so that it is impossible for a voter to duplicate or recall his action. Whether he decides to write a ballot or not he must fully operate the slide before he can release the key. It is also to be understood that in uncovering a space for the writing of an independent ballot he has locked the machine as to all other corresponding candidatesthat is to say, all the candidates on the same longitudinal line of the machine in the case of single-candidate oflices and as to all candidates in all groups. The movement of all the slides is limited by cross-rods F In, this case, as in all others, the voter must first have moved into voting positionsome regular party-ticket, and before he can vote independently he must scratch that is to say,

move back the voting-slide ofa candidate towhom he objects.

At one corner of the machine corresponding to the head is pivoted the entrance-lever M. M is a simple dash-pot to absorb the concussion in. case the lever is allowed carelessly to fall. ted link M with a bell-crank lever N, which is linked to another similar lever N, secured to one of the pawl-carrying wing-plates and coupled to all theothers. It is also linked to a lever G engaging the grouping mechanism and already described. The entrancelever also connects by a link M with a shifter M connecting by a suitable fork with a sleeve 0, mounted in bearings O. Another This lever connects by a slotshifter M engages the. sleeve near the other end and connects with the hook which actuates the classifier already described. The

sleeve is positively turned by a shaft on sleeve and suitably spaced are studs 0 one thefunder side of the hook and for each party-ticket. A stud Oregisters when in proper position with'grooves in the bearings 0 It is thus impossible to raise the entrance-lever until the indicator registers with a number corresponding to some one of the party-tickets. When so set, the lever may be raised, and in so doing the sleeve slides endwise and engages a lever P, forming a part of a bail P, extending across the machine behind all the voting-slides of one partyticket, one of these being provided for each ticket. The bail is moved back when the entrance-lever descends by a collar 0', which engages the lever on the opposite side. Thus the first act of the voter on entering is to vote a straight party-ticket. If he now wishes to scratch his ticket, he may do so in the manner already described. It is to be noted that the slotted link Mallows the entrance-lever to descend without disturbing the pawl-carriers, which are dropped by the exit-lever, as already described.

At the foot of the machine on the same side as the entrance-lever is the exit-lever Q, which mayalso be provided with a cushioning dashpot Q. To this lever is connected the hook K, which through mechanism already described draws all the voted slides back to the initial position. This is done as the lever descends behind the voter as he goes out. 'In raising the lever to get out a slotted link draws back the arms connected with the pawlcarriers and the vpawls descend to a position to engage a succeeding tooth of a counter,

which is of course moved one space as the pawl is drawn back by the final movement of the exit-lever. The lever K 'connects by a slotted link K with a segmental, bevel-gear R, meshing with a pinion R on the shaft 0 This in the final movement of the exit-lever serves to restore the shaft and sleeve to the initial position with the indicator at zero, when the machine is locked.- The book K is liberated from the stud K by the exit-lever itself, which has a stud or shoulder at Q to engage 4 lift it from the stud.

It is important that both the entrance and the exit levers beraised the full distance of their travel; otherwise the voter might by stooping awkwardly under a partially-raised lever, as some might be expected to do, get

,posite position.

inside and find the machine locked against him. To prevent this, alock is provided for each lever, so arranged that unless the lever is completely raised it will not fall again to the original position. This lock is shown in Figs. 3 and 4. S is a double-toothed and double-acting pawl, held in alternative positions by an angular sprin S engaging a pin S The pawls are pivot ed from the pivot of either lever'and are coupled to theslide-shifting mechanism byjlinks S and S. Their teeth engage notches Q in the levers, and they are so coupled that when one is in locking position the other is in the op- Th'us in Fig. 4 the lever is locked, while in Fig. 3 it is unlocked, except by other mechanism.- Projectirig from each lever is a stud Q, (the one on the entrancelever is concealed by the.upper link,) which at a certain point in the movement of either lever, a point near the limit of its travel, strikes a pin S and trips the pawl, reversing its position.

The operation of the device will now be understood. The parts in both figures referred to are in the initial position. It' now a voter raises the entrance-lever part way, the pawl engages the lower notch and cannot then be lowered; but'if it is raised to the full height the stud Q (see Fig.. 4) strikes the pin Sland reverses the pawl, when the lever may be lowered. The raising of the entrance-lever has, however, through the system of links and levers'referred to, reversed the pawl' at the exit-lever, and it is thenin position to act in the manner just described. The final movement of the exit-lever returns the parts to the initial position.

An improved counter is shown in Figs. 18, 19, and 20. It comprises a number of ratchets of'varying diameters, the units-wheel being larger than the tens-wheel by the depth of all its notches but one and the tens-wheel being correspondingly larger than the hundreds-wheel. One notch in the units-wheel E and one in the tens-wheel E extends as deep as the notches in the hundreds-wheel E. When the slide-pawl reaches this notch in the a short distance units-wheel. it'catches a tooth of the tenswheel, and the same is true of the deep notch in the tens-wheel. on a fixed shaft provided with a springpressed pin T for each wheel, and notches T are formed in the bore of the wheel-to engage 'with the pins. One-of these counters is provided for each voting-slide, excepting, of course, the slides of the independent ticket, which need none.

Both the entrance and the exit levers are provided with springs to return them to normal position, so that 'no carelessness on the part of the operator will prevent their proper action.

In Fig. 5 the outer linesof the voting-booth are indicated by the extended lines at the up- The wheels are mounted 7 one of them,

per right and lower left hand corners, it being understood that the booth incloses all the machine exceptthe exit-lever and the indicator of the classifier, which are in plain sight of the judges of election. stood also that the entrance-lever bars the voters passage to a position behind the ma chine and the exit-lever'hars his progress out as he leaves the booth, so that in voting he must operate both levers.

The sequence of operations is as follows: The machine is first made ready before the election by the proper election o'ificers, the proper tickets being inserted, the grouper arranged for multicandidate ofiices'as they occur, and the classifier adjusted to such classes as will appear at the election. The voter first enters the booth and finds his progress barred by a lockedlever. If not previously instructed in the use of the machine, he finds a card of instructions at his right. In accordtime with that he adjusts the indicator to a n umber corresponding to the ticket of his choice or that nearest his choice. He then raises the entrance-lever,which drops behind him if he carelessly lets go of it. He has now, as previously explained, moved up to voting po. sition the voting-slides or vote-indicators, as they may be alternatively designated, of one entire party-ticket. In so doing their -pawls move a little in advance of the upward movement of the pawl-carriers, so that when they reach their final position to the right, which may be called the voting position,they all ride on one of said carriers. The other carriers in the machine, as previously explained, bar the movement of other slides, except as operated by the proper kby. If now the voter wished only to vote a straight ticket, he has nothing to do but pass out of the booth at the proper exit, the entrance-lever being locked behind him. Just outside the booth he is barred bythe exit-lever, which he must lift. This action drops all the pawl-carriers, when such of the pawls as are in voting position catch a succeeding tooth each of a counter, which registersas the exit-lever descends to normal position. If the voter wishes to scratch his ticket, he may only do so by canceling'the initial vote for an objectionable candidate. This he does by moving back the representative slide, which discloses some distinguishing color or symbol in moving to voting position, and with it its appropriate lock-bar. This brings all the unvoted slides in register with the lock-bar, so that the key will operate any and he may vote the one of his choice, but only one until anotheriscanceled; When his ticket is arranged to his satisfaction, he passes out of the booth, as already described,.and, his vote is registered. "An ex.- ception is to be noted in the case of groups, as in this case the cancellation of a vote releases all the other slides in the machine included in the group; but the moving up of It is to be underany slide locks all except such as have been moved up, so it is impossible for the voter to duplicate. 1f the voter wishes to vote for one or more independent candidates, he cancels as above described and may then move a corresponding slide to'uncover paper on which to write the name of his candidate. Unlike the rest of themachine, however, he is not in this case at liberty to recall his action except by the cancellation of the name he has deliberately written, as the machine is now locked as to this ofiice, (except in the case ofgroups, as noted above.) To allow the voter to write, readjust, and move up more paper would of course be impracticable and lead to gross fraud. He may of course; vote for other candidates for other offices, (in the case of groups for the same office;) but the construction of the machine is such as to bar him against duplication and fraud.

To some positive and finally-moving part of the machinethe sleeve of the classifier, for exampleis attached an arm V, engaging by a connecting-rod V with a counter to tally the number of votes, such counter not being shown. The register as to individual candidates is counted at the bottom of a horizontal or back of a vertical machine.

In the construction of this machine it has been found most convenient to make the vote designating or indicating member in the form' of a slide, though in some machines the part performing a corresponding functi'on'is in the nature of a swinging lever, a push-button, or otherwise. The term vote designating member would apply to these and other forms of device for the purpose, as its function is to denote on the general face or keyboard of the machine the particular candidate or question for whom or which the voter arranges his ballot.

As used herein and in the claims the term out of register refers to a mechanical juxtaposition or alinementof parts and not to the act of registering or recording the vote.

Having. thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a voting-machine, the combination of a vote-designating member, a coordinate member normally out of'register therewith, and a key adapted to coact withand move both when in register. I

2. In"a voting-machine, the combination of a vote-designating member, a coordinate member normally out of register therewith, a key adapted to coact with and move both mernj bers when in register,- and means for moving the coordinate member to normal position, independent of the key.

3. In a voting-machine, the combination of a voting-slide, a coordinate slide-rod'normally out of register therewith, and a key adapted to engage both when in register substantially as described.

4. In a voting-machine, the combination of a voting-slide, a slide-rod normally out of rega plurality of voting-slides, a slide-rod normally v out of register, but adapted to coact. therewith alternatively, and a key to engage the slides and the red when in register.

6. In a voting-machine, the combination of a plurality ofvoting-slides, coordinate members adapted when in register with the slides to permit concurrent movement by a key,

means for locking the slides, and a key adapted to unloek'a slide and move it concurrently with the coordinate member, substantially as described. f v

7. In a voting-machine, the combination of a key-actuated voting-slide, a key-actuated coordinate slide-rod normally out of register with the slide, a keyto engage'both when in register, a lever to'move the slide-rod to normal position, and a connection of said leve with the slide-rod.

8. Ina voting-machine, the combinationof a pluralityof voting-slides, means for locking said slides against movement to voting position, a plurality of coordinate slide-rods adapt ed for key connection with the slides when in register, and normally out of register therewith, a key engaging both the slides and sliderods when in register, and adapted to unlock the slide at its initial position, and means for moving the slide-rods to normal position independent of said hey.

9. In a voting-machine, the combination with a series of vote-designating members corresponding to a party-ticket, an entrance-lever, and a connection thereof with said members adapted to move them positively to voting position before any vote-designating member can be moved separately, substantially as I described.

10. In a voting-machine, the combination with a series of vote-designatingmembers corresponding to a party-ticket, of an entrancelever and a connection thereof with said series of members whereby they are moved positively to voting position, and a lock to prevent change in their position except singly and alternately.

11. In a voting-machinm the' combination with locking mechanism normally out of-register with vote-designating members, of a series of said members corresponding to a partyticket, an entrance-lever, and mechanism con' necting said leve'r with said series, whereby all are moved to voting position and in register with the locking mechanism by said entrance-lever.

12. In avoting-machine, the combination of multiple series of vote-designating members,

bers except such as register therewith, and

normally out of register with all of them, an

entrancelever, and mechanism connecting said lever alternatively with any one of said series and adapted to move it into register with the locking mechanism.

13. In a voting-machine, the combination of one or more series of voting-slides, mechanism adapted to lock them in normal position, a bail adapted to engage a series of slides and move them all into register with the locking mechanism, and an entrance-lever connected with said bail.

14:. In a voting-machine, the combination of multiple series of voting-slides, locking mechanism therefor and normallyout of register therewith, mechanism adapted to move a-series of slides into register with the locking mechanism, and a key to engage the slides and the locking mechanism when in register, whereby the slides maybe moved singly back I and forth, substantially as described.

' 15. In avoting-machine, the combination of one or more vote-designating members, locking mechanism therefor, an entrance-lever connecting by suitable mechanism with said members'and adapted to move them into register with the locking mechanism, and an exitlever connecting with the locking mechanism, and adapted to move it out of register with said members.

16. In a voting-machine, the combination of .multiple series of vote-designating members,

acoordinate series of locking devices adapted, when in register, to coact therewith, a key adapted to engage both parts when in register, and a coupler for two or more of the lock ing devices, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

17 In avoting-machine', the combination of voting-slides arranged in columns and rows, locking devices in rows corresponding to and coactingwith the slides through the medium of a key, a mutually-engaging key, and a coupler to connect two or more of the locking devices.

18. In avoting-machine, the combination of multiple series of voting slides normally locked out of voting position, locking mechanism normally out of register therewith, mechanism adapted to move any one series of slides into primary voting position and in register with the locking mechanism, and a key whereby the voter is enabled to move the slides and locking mechanism singly and alternatel'y, and a coupler to connect two or more of the locking devices, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

19.. In a voting-machine, the combination with multiple series of voting-slides adapted for independent engagement with locking slide-rods, a series of reciprocating slide-rods adapted to engage singly with the slides. and a coupler to connect two or more of said rods,

mechanism adapted to look all of said mem- '1 whereby the several candidates in any group ing to the various ofiices, means for connecting any desired number of them so as to move slmultaneously, and a connection of each with a row of slides corresponding to an oflice.

- 21. In a voting-machine, the combination with voting-slldes corresponding to the varlouscandldates and oflices, of a classifier comprising a series of reciprocating members with multiple points of engagement with actuatlng mechanism, a connection of each with a row of slides correspondlng to an ofiice, and

i a series of independently-moving bails, to engage said reciprocating members at diverse points, substantially as described.

22. In a votingmachine having movable vote indicating members, aclassifier com prising aseries ot' movable members corresponding to the various offices, a connection thereof with their appropriate voting members, means for moving any number of, selected classifier members, and means for restoring all to primary position.

23. In a voting-machine having votingslides for the various candidates arranged as to tickets and 'oflices, a classifier comprising a series of oscillating arms with removable studs at intervals thereon, aconnection of said arms with slides of corresponding offices, a series of' leversor bails adapted to engage such studs as lie in theirpaths,and means for bringing any one of said'bails into action.

24. In avoting-mach'ine,havingvote slides for the various candidates, and connections thereof by oifices' with the classifier, a classifier comprising a series ofoscillating mem" bers, each connecting with the vote-slides of its appropriate oifice, means for bringing any desired set of said members into action, and an indicator to denote the set so selected.

25. In a voting-mach'ine,'a classifier comprising a series of oscillating arms or sectors corresponding to the various oflices; removable studs therefor, bails adapted 'tofengage the studs lying in theirpaths, a slidi'ng'rockshaft adapted to separately engage said bails, and means for oscillating said'shaft and for restoring all the parts to primary position.

, '26. In a voting-'machinmthe described classifier, comprising a rock-shaft provided with a sector-engaging stud, a sleeve onsaid shaft, a bail fixed to said sleeve, a series of sectorsmounted loosely on said sleeve,.and provided with removable studs to engage actuating-bails, and oneor more-bails mountedloosely on said sleeve and adapted to engage the rock-shaft studs.

27. In 'a voti-ngmachine"having members corresponding to the various acandidates'arranged as to tickets and olfices, an entrancelever and connected mechanism adapted to move one party-ticket slide to voting position, a classifier adapted, to separate therefrom certain candidates slides, and a connection of the entrance-lever with the classifier whereby the secondary action of saidlever throws out of" action all slides not properly included in'the particular class.

' 28. The combination in a voting-machine having voting-slides, substantlall y as shown, of a classifier adapted to throw certaln'voting-slides out of action, an entrance-lever and connected mechanism adapted to operate the canceling portion of said classifier, an exitlever and connected mechanism to restore the whole classifier to primary position.

29. In a 'oting-machine having vote-designating slides for the regular candidates and covering-slides for independent candidates, a series of lock bars or rods independent of said slides andnormally out of register therewith, a key adapted to actuate the slides and lock-bars when in register. a movable web for independent ballots normally covered by the independent-ticket slides, an exitlever, mechanism adapted to restore the slides and lockbars to initial'position and advance the Web. and a connection of the exit-lever with said restoring mechanism.

30. In a voting-machine having vote-designating members arranged as to tickets and offices, the combination of an entrance-lever, a

ticket-selecting indicator adapted to bring the entrance-lever into actuating relation with the ticket-slides so indicated, and a connection of said lever. with such selecting mechanlsm,

whereby, through the joint action of the indicator and the entrance-lever the voter arranges a straight ballot as the first-act in yoting.

31. In a voting-machine having vote-designating members arranged as to tickets and oflice's, and mechanism adapted to move to voting position all of any set corresponding to a party-ticket, the combination of a lever connected with said mechanism, and a ticketselecting indicator adapted to release the lever as tothe ticket selected, and permitthe voting of said party-ticket as a whole.

32. In a voting-machine having voting slides an actuating-lever to move them to voting position, and connecting mechanism, sub- Stantially as described, a party-ticket-selecting indicator which sets the connecting mechanism and locks the machine, except as set- .for some party-ticket.

33. In a voting-machine having votingslides arranged as to party-tickets and ofiices, bails adapted. to move to voting position an entire set of party-ticket slides, a ticket-selector adapted to register with a single selected ticket-bail, and a lever connecting with said ticket-selector, substantially as described.

34. In a voting-machine having entrance and exit levers, voting-slides and connecting l in the same position, and a counterwith which mechanism, a party-ticket-selecting device, and means adapted to normally lock the entrance-lever and to release the same only when the selecting device is set to any party-ticket, and a connection of said selecting device with the exit-lever whereby itis restored to normal position in the final act of voting.

A party-ticket-selecting device for a votinganachine, comprising a rotatable and sliding sleeve, an indicator adapted to turn the same,a lever and connection to slide said sleeve, studs projectingfrom the sleeve radially in dif- 'ferent planes, and levers corresponding to the various party-tickets to engage said studs successively when brought into register withthe indicator and movedgby said lever.

36. In a voting-machine, the comblnatlon of a voting-slide, a pawl with an extended nose,

connecting therewith, adapted to be lifted by a key, a counter with which said pawl ens gages in the final act of voting, and a carrierto engage said pawl-nose and support the pawl free from the counter until said final act.

'37. In a voting-machine, the combination of a voting-slide, a key-actuated pawl with an extended nose, connected therewith, a carrier for said pawl-nose during the preliminary operatlons of voting, a counter with which the pawl'finally engages, anda key to tilt the pawl while moving the slide back and forth.

38. In a votingzrnachine, the combination of a voting-slide, a key-lifted pawl with an extended nose, attached thereto, a carrier adapted to support the pawl-nose when moved to voting position and to lock other pawls not the pawl finally engages. I

39. In a voting-machine, the combination of a voting-slide, a key-lifted pawl attached thereto, a counter with which the pawl finally engages, a carrier adapted to hold the pawl away from the counter, entrance and exit levers, a connection of the entrance-lever with the carrier whereby it is moved to supporting position, and a connection of the exit-lever with the slide and carrier, whereby the latter is restored to primary position and the pawl is left unsupported.

40. In a voting-machine, a plurality of votearranging members for a multiple-candidateofiic'e, locking mechanism therefor adapted to act as a unit, and means whereby said votearranging members move the locking mechanism back and forth in arranging the ballot.

41. In a voting-machine, a plurality of votedesignating members corresponding to partyticltets and offices, locking mechanism there for adapted to act as a unit in each office, and mechanism adapted to positively move to voted position a set of vote-designating members corresponding to a party-ticket as the initial act in voting, and before the locking mechanism can be moved back and forth in arranging the ballot.

In testimony whereof I afiix mysignatnre in presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM GLENN. Witnesses:

J. M. ST. JOHN, J. F, GROAT.

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