US802446A - Voting-machine. - Google Patents

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PATENTED OCT. 24, 1905.

A. J. GILLESPIE.

VOTING MACHINE.

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ALFRED J. GILLESPIE, OF ROCHESTER, NElV YORK, ASSIGNOR, BY MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, TO U. S. STANDARD VOTING MACHINE 00., OF ROCH- ESTER, NEW YORK, A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

VOTING-MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 24, 1905.

Application filed October 28, 1899. Renewed March 25, 1905. Serial No. 252,066.

To 177/ whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ALFRED J. GILLEsPIE, of Rochester, in the county of Monroe and State of New York, have invented certain new 5 and useful Improvements in Voting-Machines; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, and to the reference-numerals marked thereon.

My present invention relates to improvements in voting-machines, particularly of that class contained in Letters Patent Nos. 628,792 and 628,905, granted to me July 11, 1899, and has for its object to improve and simplify the construction and operation of the interlocking devices between the ballot indicators, all as will be hereinafter fully described, and the novel features pointed out in the claims at the end of this specification.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents a perspective view of a machine embodying my improvements; Fig. 2, a rear view of the same with the rear covers or doors removed; Fig. 3, an enlarged view of a portion of the devices shown in Fig. 2, partly in section; Fig. A, a horizontal sectional view on the line 90 m of Fig. 2; Fig. 5. a vertical sectional view on the line y y of Fig. 2; Fig. 6, a vertical sectional view taken on the line .2 a of Fig. 3; Fig. 7, a sectional view taken on the line (666 of Fig. 6; Fig. 8, an enlarged view of one of the protecting or locking plates at the front of the machine for preventing the operation of the indicators of a party-line; Fig. 9, a sectional view of the same on the line b I) of Fig. 8; Fig. 10, a view of one of the ticket-holders detached; Fig. 11, a sectional view on the line c of Fig. 3; Fig. 12, a view of the bell or alarm.

Similar reference-numerals indicate similar parts.

As in the machine shown in my prior patents referred to, the operating parts are em bodied in a main casing, preferably composed of metal and embodying the top plate 1, the front plate or plates 2, the end plates 3, and bottom plate 4, while the rear side of the casing thus formed may be closed when desired by suitable doors.

indicates the supporting-legs for the casing, each preferably composed of a single piece of angle-iron bent to the form shown in Fig. 1, said legs being secured to the sides and bottom of the casing in any suitable manner-as for instance, in the manner shown in my divisional application, Serial No. 197,268.

At the upper portion of the casing is provided a semicircular curtain-guide 15, upon which operate rings 16. attached to the flexible curtain 17, said curtain being adapted to be moved around covering the front of the machine and connected to a lever or arm 18, having a handle 19 and mounted upon a central shaft or arbor 20, which controls the operating parts of the mechanism. As in my prior patents referred to, the ballot-indicators are arranged in vertical party-columns, the indicators for candidates for the same oflice being arranged in the same horizontal line,each of the indicators for regularly-nominated candidates embodying studs or arbors 21, journaled in the front plate 2, having at their outer ends the pointers 22 and the operating knobs or handles 23. On the rear side these studs are connected to plates having curved fingers 24 and abutments 25 forward thereof, to which plates are connected the interlocking rods or straps 26, preferably composed of sheet metal and having at their outer ends the interlocking blocks or wedges adapted to be drawn between the abutments in the channel formed by the channel-plates 27 to prevent the operation of more than one indicator for candidates for the same office. The counters or registers, (indicated by 29,) of which thereis one for each indicator, are mounted in supports 291 in aframe 30, movable toward and from the front plate 2 by suitable means-such, for instance, as cam-tracks 31 in disks 32, mounted upon the vertical shaft or arbor 20. The registers themselves may be of any suitable construction; but I prefer to employ positively operated registers each having an actuator 33, provided with a slot 3%, for the accommodation of the linger 2% on the indicator. The indicator-plates on which the abutments 25 are located are also provided with lugs or shoulders 35, with which cooperate the straight-ticket bars 36, supported upon parallel links 37, (one only of said links being shown in the drawings,) and to the upper one of each of these links is connected an operating-handle 38, provided with the knob 39, the arrangement being such that when one of the handles 38 is moved downward in the direction of the arrow (indicated in Fig. 1) all of the indicators arranged in that vertical party-column will be moved down to the position shown in the second column in Fig. 1, so that the ends of their pointers will be over the tickets or cards containing the names of the candidates to which the indicators are devoted, thus indicating a ballot for all the can didates of that particular party, drawing the indicator-rods to the left, so that their thickened or wedge ends will extend between the channel-plates and bringing the shoulders on the indicator in line with the register-aetuator 33, so that as the register-frame and the plate 2 are moved relatively toward each other the registers whose indicators have been operated will be actuated, registering one vote, all as shown more particularly in the patents previously referred to.

As each machine is provided with a plurality of vertical columns of indicators and with corresponding straight-ticket levers 38, and as it is sometimes desirable to lock out or prevent the operation of the indicators in columns which are not in use,I provide a lockingplate 40, (shown in Figs. 1, 8, and 9,) composed, preferably, of a single sheet of metal wide enough to cooperate with the studs or buttons 23 of the indicators in two or more adjacent columns and provided with apertures for the reception of said studs, while the upper edge of said plate is turned over, forming a flange 41, and the side formed into the flange 42 to stiffen the plate longitudinally. When the plate is in position on the indicators, as shown in Fig. 1, the indicator knobs or studs project through the aperture and the flange 41 is beneath the knob 39 on the straightticket lever 38, thus preventing the operation of any of these parts and covering the space usually occupied by the name-plates or tickets. The friction of the studs on the indicators in the apertures on the plates is sufficient to prevent the ready removal from the machine and generally no other fastening device is required, although one could be employed, if desirable or necessary. In Fig. 1 the plate shown is adapted to lock out two of the columns of indicators, and in Figs. 8 and 9 to lock three columns; but a greater or lesser number could be locked, depending upon the width of the plate.

Ticket-holders for holding the cards hearing the names of the candidates and also the holders bearing the cards containing the names of the offices (such as the 'holder 41, indicated in Fig. 1) are each composed of metal plates 43, having the flanges 44 at the sides and the tongues 45 struck up between said flanges at intervals, as shown in Fig. 10, so that the cards bearing the names of the offices or candidates may be inserted beneath the flanges at the cut-away portions 46, then moved upward and secured by impaling those at the ends of the column upon the lugs or ears 45, or said lugs may extend between the lowermost and above the uppermost cards of the series. The card-holders are applied to the front plate 1 between the vertical rows of indicators, as shown in Figs. 1, 4, and 9.

The interlocking rods or straps connected to the indicators are each provided with two vertical apertures or recesses, one of said apertures being adapted to receive the vertically-extending and laterallyniovable resetting-bar 47, connected at opposite ends to links 48, pivoted mediately or immediately to the disks or cams 32 and operating, when the bar is moved outward, to reset or return any of the indicators which have been set after the vote has been registered, as described. The other apertures in the interlocking rods are adapted to receive a lockingbar 50, which, when the machine is in condition for operation, is located near the outer end of said slot, as shown in full lines in Fig. 3, and is provided at its upper end with the shoulder 51 and the beveled portion 52 above it. The lower end of this bar is slotted at for the reception of a linger or projection 54 on a vertically-movable locking-rod 55, pivoted by means of an eye or aperture upon a projection or arm 56, secured to an oscillatory shaft 57, journaled in arms 58, secured to the front plate of the casing. the locking-bar is guided in the slotted block or projection 59, Figs. 2, 3, and 6, the inner face of said block being beveled, as shown. When the machine is ready for op eration, the bar 50 is in the position shown in full lines in Fig. 3, the locking-rod is moved down, and the linger 54 thereon is in rear of the block or projection 59, and the arm 56 on the oscillatory shaft 57 is in engagement with the shoulder 51 at the top of the bar 50, thereby preventing the operation of any of the interlocking rods and of the indicators as well; but when the shaft 57 is oscillated to the position shown in dotted lines in Figs. 3 and 6 and in full lines in Fig. 2 the rod 55 is raised vertically, causing the arm 56 to move upward above the shoulder 51 on the bar and the finger 54 on the rod to move above the projection 59, so that the indicators or any of them may be moved to voted position. I prefer that this locking-bar be released and the voter be permitted to operate any of the ballot-indicators only after he has indicated a straight-ticket ballot or one involving the indicators of all the candidates of a party, and also that he be prevented from operating the machine to register any ballot until he has indicated a straight ticket, and to accomplish this I secure to the oscillatory shaft 57 a rod 60, located above all of the straight-ticket bars 36, so that when any one of said straightticket bars is moved it will cause the oscillation of the shaft 57 and the release of the locking-bar in the manner described, and as the registers can be operated only when the The lower end of operating arm or lever 18 is turned from right to left, Fig. 1, I'arrange upon the top of the casing a catch or hook 62, adapted to engage said arm when the curtain is closed and to be released by a vertically-movable pin 63, eX- tending down into the casing and resting upon the rod or bar 60, the construction being such that when the locking-bar is released by the oscillation of the shaft 57 and the interlocking rods of the indicators moved to the left, carrying the rod with them, the arm or lever 18 will be released also. It will be understood that the first part of the movement of the indicators by the straight-ticket bars will release the locking-rod and their continued movement will cause the fingers 56 to ride up the incline on the end of the bar, and when they are returned the finger 54L will ride up the incline on the block 59 and drop behind the latter. After the voter has operated a straight-ticket lever he can move back any of the individ ual-candidate indicators and retract his whole vote or split his ticket, as desired, and, as more particularly described in Letters Patent No. 628,905, before referred to, the locking-bar 50 is returned to normal position by the links 64:, surrounding the rod and engaged by the resetting-bar 4:7, as will be understood.

In case the bar 50 is very long and there is liability of springing it at the center by the forcible movement of one of the cover-plates a suflicient distance to engage the paper-operating devices I arrange an additional barlock, as shown in Figs. 2, 3, 6, and 11, consisting of a pivoted arm 110, adapted when turned down to engageapin 111 on the locking-bar and adapted to be raised with the locking-rod 55 by a strap 112, connected to the arm 56 on the oscillatory shaft 57, as will be understood. Under ordinary circumstances this arrangement will not be necessary, as the bar 50 can be made of stiff material; but it may be employed, if desired, to insure safety.

In order to insure the downward oscillation of the shaft 57 and the locking of the lockingbar 50, I employ a spring 65, having its end rigidly secured to a block 58 on the front plate 2 and connected at its inner end to one of the arms supporting the bar or rod 60.

The mechanism for voting for independent or unnominated persons is not essentially different from that contained in my prior patent, No. 628,792, embodying apertures in line with the indicators for candidates for the same office. In rear of the apertures extends a paper-support 76 for the paper web 77, carried by the rollers 78 and 79, said rollers being rotated at the proper time by the toothed disks 80 on a shaft 81, having at the lower end of the latter a disk or wheel having the hooks 82, with which cooperates a pin 83 on the end of a lever 84:, pivoted at 88 to the links 85, operating the cover-resetting bar 86.

The paper web is adapted to be moved only when one of the cover-plates 71 has been op.- erated to uncover the aperture, the normal position of the pin being that shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1; but when the cover-plate is moved to the position shown in full lines the projection 7 O thereon engages the end of the lever 72, pivoted on the front plate 2 and connected to the interlocking rod 73, which is grouped with the interlocking rods of the indicators for regularlynominated candidates. A pin 90 on the lever 72 engages with the wing 74, pivoted at 75, having the lug 87 at the bottom, which when the lever is moved by a cover turns the bar 84 to bring the projection 88 into cooperative relation with the next tooth or hook 82 of the web-actuating device, as shown in full lines in Fig. 4:. By employing the hooks on the shaft 81 and the pin on the lever 84 instead of the reversal of these parts, as shown in my prior patent, an economy in construction is eifected.

The interlocking rods connected to the regular and independent indicating devices eX- tend between the abutments 91 in the channel formed by the channel-plates 27 by the pins 92, and the movable separating-plates 94, arranged between the interlocking rods and movable in the channels of the plates at or near the ends of the interlocking rods, are provided thickened portions or wedges (indicated by adapted to be drawn in between the movable separating-plates 94: and between the abutments 91 when any of the indicators are moved to voted position, the enlargements or thickened portions 95 of the rods being of any suitable construction, but preferably arranged to nest when removed from the channel, as described and shown in an application filed as a division of this one. In so far as the present inventions are concerned the specific construction of these enlargements or wedges is immaterial, it being sufficient to say that the space between the abutments 91 is such that in single-candidate groups only one interlocking rod may be moved to voted position, or, when desired, the abutment between adjacent groups may be rendered free by the removal of the locking-pin securing it to permit multicandidate voting in a manner well understood by those skilled in the art.

hen two or more parties indorse the same candidate for an office, it is desirable that his name appear in each party-column and that the" machine may be arranged and connected so that no confusion will arise in ascertaining the total vote, and to provide for this I prefer that the actuators of all the registers devoted to the same candidate be connected in such 1119111161 that the operation of any indicator devoted to him shall cause the registration of a vote on each register, thereby simplyfying the construction of the machine and facilitating the adaptation to this form of voting. In order that this object may be carried out in a simple manner, I arrange upon the rear edges of the register-frame 29 vertical plates or flanges 102, having perforations 103 at intervals corresponding to the spaces between the horizontal rows of registers and provide removable horizontal oscillatory shafts 104:, provided with the reduced ends 105 and 106, adapted to enter these apertures and to turn therein, the shorter reduced end havinga stoppin 107 therein, so that by inserting the longer end through an aperture, then moving the shorter end through the aperture in the opposite plate, and inserting the pin the shaft may be secured in position without other fastening devices, its oscillation not being interfered with. Arranged upon the shaft 104: are extensible arms 108, adapted when desired to be connected with the actuators of the registers devoted to the same candidate, so that when any one or more indicators devoted to the same or indorsed candidate is operated by the voter all of the registers devoted to him will be operated, and thus the total vote maybe taken from any or all of the registers, as will be understood.

In order that the voter may know definitely that he has moved the ballot-indicators far enough to cause the abutments or shoulders 25 thereon to properly cooperate with the register-actuators and also to preventpersons not authorized to cast ballots for the entire number of candidates to do so without indicating the fact, I provide an indicating mechanism preferably in the form of an audible alarm connected to a part necessarily operated by the voter, such as the indicator-locking bar 50, which alarm will preferably be sounded twice each time the indicators of the whole series are operated or released by the operation of a straightticketoperating device and which will not be operated by a voter possessing the limited franchise only. In the present embodiment this alarm consists of a bell 150, secured to the end of a link or arm 151, pivoted at 152 to the bar 50 and extended forward of the resetting-bar 4:7 and between the channel-plates 27, said bell having an interior lug or projection 153, with which coop.- erates a hammer 154:, pivoted at 155 and normally held out of contact by alight spring 156, Fig. 12. The link is capable of sliding longitudinally upon a pin 157, arranged between the channel-plates, and is provided with a gravitating latch 157, pivoted at 158, having two projections 159 and 160 at its lower end and normally resting upon a stop-pin 161. When the machine is ready for operation by the voter, as shown in Fig. 3, the lower end of the latch 157 is at the right of the pin 157, so that as the voter moves one of the straightticket handles or indicators and moves the bar 50 to the left the link will be drawn with it and raised by the first projection 159 on the latch and dropped upon the pin 157, causing the bell-hammer to engage the bell, and

is then raised by the projection 160 and dropped again in a similar manner, thus soundingasecond alarm on the bell and indicating that the indicators have been moved the proper distance to insure the operation of the registers. The first alarm sounds at the time when the abutments 25 on the indicators are just in position to engage the registeractuators; but the second alarm sounds when they have been operated fully. If a single alarm only were sounded, there would be a possibility that the voter with a limited franchise only might move the indicators just far enough to bring the abutments of some of the indicators to operating position without sounding it, (owing to the necessary freedom of movements of the parts;) but if the voter with full franchise is required to sound two alarms his proper and full operation of the parts is insured. The provision of an alarm mechanism. in a machine in which the votes are simply indicated and the indicators are retractable before the operation of a register is particularly desirable, as any frauds in voting can be detected before the fraudulent votes are registered, and the record made on the machine thus kept clear, while the interlocking mechanisms will prevent fraudulent operations by voters having the full franchise.

The voter with a limited franchise only is permitted to vote on this machine notwithstanding the locking-bar 50 by devoting the lowermost row of indicators and registers to candidates for which he is permitted to vote and relieving the interlocking rods from contact therewith-say by cutting away the outer side of said bar, as indicated at 162, so as to permit free movement of the indicator interlocking rods of this series irrespective of the locking-bar. Thus such a voter may be admitted to the front of the machine in the usual manner and then allowed to vote for the candidates in the lowermost row only by operating any of the indicators therein in the usual manner, and when he has finished the oliicer in attendance may release the catch or hook 62 from the lever 18 by hand without operating the straight-ticket indicator, thereby permitting the lever 18 to be operated to remove the curtain or barrier from thefront of the machine and actuate the indicated register. The interlocking devices between the indica tors in this lower series are the same as the others to prevent more than the proper num- It follows from the 1 her from being moved. above that should this voter with a limited franchise attempt to vote for candidates he is not entitled to he would be required to move a straight-ticket indicator, which would sound the alarm as soon as the bar 50 moved suliiciently to operate the indicators and would. lead to his detection.

Of course any other form of alarm mechanism could be employed in lieu of the one shown; but I find this is a simple device, capable of ready application and removal when desired. If the alarm is not required to be used, the latch can be turned to the position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 12, thus preventing thelink from being raised and dropped as it moves back and forth.

I do not claim herein, broadly, indicators and registers, the former being interlocked and independently movable into and out of cooperative relation with the latter, nor, broadly, mechanism for connecting vote indicating or registering devices for indorsed-candidate voting, as these form the subjects-matter of pending applications.

I claim as my invention 1. In a voting-machine, the combination with a plurality of ballot-indicating devices having projecting studs, of a cover-plate for. said indicators having apertures adapted to receive said studs to hold the plate in position.

2. In a votingmachine. the combination with a plurality of movable ballot-indicating devices having projecting studs, and a movable straight-ticket indicator, of a cover-plate having apertures for receiving the studs on the indicators and supported thereby, and adapted to engage and prevent the operation of the straight-ticket indicator.

3. In a voting-machine, the combination with a plurality of movable ballot-indicating devices, and a movable straight-ticket indicator, of the cover-plate for engaging the indicators having the flange at one end, and the longitudinally-extending flange.

4:. In a voting-machine, the combination with a plurality of movable ballot-indicators, and a locking-bar for preventing their operation, a movable arm cooperating with the bar at one end to lock it, and a locking-rod connected to said arm and having the finger thereon cooperating with the other end of the bar to lock it.

5. In a voting-machine, the combination with a plurality of movable ballot-indicators, and a locking-bar for preventing their operation having the slotted end, a movable arm cooperating with the bar at one end to lock it, a locking-rod connected to the arm and having a finger extending through the slot in the bar, and a stationary abutment with which said last-mentioned arm cooperates.

6. In a voting-machine, the combination with a plurality of movable ballot-indicators, and a locking-bar for preventing their operation, having the shoulder and the slotted end, of the oscillatory shaft having the arm engaging the shoulder on the bar, the locking-rod connected to the shaft, and having the finger operating in the slot in the bar, and the stationary abutment.

7. In a voting-machine, the combination with a plurality of ballot-indicators, and the locking-bar cooperating therewith and moved thereby, of the oscillatory shaft, the spring for operating it, and means operated by the shaft for locking and unlocking the bar.

8. In a voting-machine, the combination with a plurality of ballot-indicators, and the locking-bar cooperating therewith and moved thereby, of the movable arm cooperating with the locking-bar, a locking device pivoted on the arm and having one end movable with the bar, and a stationary abutment with which the locking device engages. I

9. In a voting-machine, the combination with a plurality of series of ballot-indicators, and the locking-bar cooperating therewith and moved thereby, a straight-ticket-operating device for operating a series of ballot-indicators, of a locking device for arresting the locking-bar, and moving with the latter, and connections between the straight-ticket-operating device and the locking device for releasing the latter when the former is operated.

10. In a voting-machine, the combination with a plurality of ballot-indicators, and a locking-bar movable therewith, having the shoulder and the beveled portion beside it, and the slotted portion, of a stationary abutment having the beveled portion, the locking-rod having the finger operating in the slot in the bar and cooperating with the abutment, and a movable arm cooperating with the bar and connected to the rod.

11. In a voting-machine, the combination with a plurality of registers, a plurality of ballot-indicators movable into cooperative relation with the registers to indicate a vote, and means for subsequently actuating the registers whose indicators have been moved to and left in voted position, of an alarm mechanism connected to and operated by any of the in dicators to sound an alarm when any of them have been moved into cooperative relation with their registers and separate ballot-indicators for persons havinga limited franchise, operable independently of the alarm mechanism.

12. In a voting-machine, the combination with a plurality of registers, a plurality of ballot-indicators movable into cooperative relation with the registers to indicate a vote, and means for actuating the registers whose indicators have been moved to and left in voted position, of an alarm mechanism adapted to sound a succession of alarms connected to and operated by any of the indicators when moved into cooperative relation with their registers, one of said alarms being sounded when the indicator is first moved to cooperating position and another when the movement is co1npleted.

13. In a voting-machine, the combination with a plurality of registers, a plurality of ballot-indicators movable into cooperative relation with the registers to indicate a vote, and means for subsequently actuating the registers of the indicators moved to and left in voted position, of a bar operated by the movement of any of the indicators, and an alarm mechanism actuated thereby for sounding an alarm when any of the indicators are operated and additional balloting devices operable independently of the bar and alarm mechanism.

14. In a voting-machine, the combination with a plurality of ballot-indicators, a movable member cooperating with them, and means for locking it to prevent the operation of any of them, of an indicating device connected to saidmember for indicating the operation of any said indicator to persons other than the voter and additional balloting devices operable by a voter independently of said member.

15. In a voting-machine, the combination with a plurality of ballot-indicators, a bar cooperating with the indicators, and means for locking it to prevent the operation of any of them, of an indicating device operated by the movement of the bar to indicate to persons other than the voter the operation of any of the said indicators and additional balloting devices operable independently of said bar.

16. In a voting-machine, the combination with a plurality of series of ballot-indicators, and a movable member operated by the movement of any of the indicators, of a locking device for the member, means for unlocking the member, and operating a plurality of the indicators, and an indicating device actuated after the member is unlocked to indicate the fact to persons other than the voter.

17. In a voting-machine, the combination with a plurality of series of ballot-indicators, and a movable member operated by the movement of any of the indicators, of a locking device for the member, means for unlocking the member and operating a plurality of indicators, and an audible alarm actuated after the member is unlocked to indicate the fact to persons other than the voter.

18. In a voting-machine, the combination with a plurality of series of ballot-indicators, and means for locking them, of a straightticket indicator connected to the locking devices for releasing the indicators when it is operated and an indicating device for indicating the fact to persons other than the voter, when said straight-ticket indicator is operated.

19. In a voting-machine, the combination with a plurality of series of ballot-indicators movable into and out of voted position, means for locking them, a straight-ticket indicator connected to the locking devices for releasing the indicators when it is operated and operating to voted position a number of the inclicators, registering mechanism with which the indicators are adapted to cooperate when moved to voted position, and means for subsequently operating the registers of the indicators that are left in voted position, of an indicating device for indicating the fact to persons other than the voter when a straightticket device has been wholly or partially operated.

20. In a voting-machine, the combination with a plurality of ballot-indicators se1')arately movable into and out of voted position, registers adapted to cooperate therewith, means for operating the registers whose indicators are left in voted position, a movable bar with which the indicators cooperate, and an alarm mechanism adapted to be sounded when the bar is moved.

21. In a voting-machine, the combination with a plurality of ballot-indicators movable by the voter into and out of voted position, and registers with which the indicators cooperate, of a movable bar operated by the movement of the indicators to voted position, the bell or alarm, the arm having a projection thereon, and the projection with which the one on the arm cooperates, said projections being movable relatively by the operation of the bar to cause the alarm to be sounded when an indicator is moved to voted position.

22. In a voting-machine, the combination with a plurality of ballot-indicators, a movable bar operated by the movement ol the indicators to voted position, the arm on the bar, the bell thereon, and the latch, of the stationary projection with which the latch cooperates when moved in one direction.

23. In a voting-machine, the combination with a ballot-indicator movable into and out of voted position, and a register therefor with which the indicator cooperates when moved to and left in voted position, and means for operating the register, of an alarm mechanism operated by the movement of the indicator to voted position for sounding a double alarm during the complete movement.

24. In a voting-machine, the combination with the movable bar, the arm pivoted thereon having two projections, and the bell, of a stationary projection with which those on the arm cooperates during its movement.

25. In a voting-machine, the combination with the movable bar, the arm pivoted thereon having a projection, the bell and the bellhammer normally out of contact with the bell, of the stationary projection with which the one on the arm cooperates when moved in one direction.

26. In a voting-machine, the combination with registering devices, ballot indicators adapted to be moved into and out of cooperative relation with the registers, and means for operating the registers whose indicators are left in cooperative relation therewith, a locking device for the indicators, straightticket-ballot-indicating devices connected with said locking device and releasing the latter when a straight-ticket ballot is indicated, of limited-franchise-voting devices, and an alarm mechanism actuated by the operation of a straight-ticket device.

27. In a Voting-machine, the combination With a plurality of registers, a corresponding plurality of ballot-indicators, the interlocking rods for the latter having the apertures, of a plurality of limited-franchise registers, a corresponding plurality of indicators having apertured interlocking rods similar to the firstmentioned ones, and a locking-bar cooperating With the first-mentioned interlocking rods and having the reduced portions passing through the apertures in the locking-bar.

28. In a voting-machine, the combination With a plurality of registers, a plurality of ballot-indicators movable into cooperative rela tion With the registers to indicate a vote,means for subsequently operating the registers of the indicators left in voted position, a device for indicating votes for a plurality of persons and an alarm mechanism for indicating to other persons than the voter the operation of said last-mentioned indicating device and additional balloting devices operable independently of the alarm mechanism.

29. In a voting-machine, the combination With a plurality of registers, a plurality of ballot-indicators, movable into and out of cooperative relation With these registers to indicate a vote, means for subsequently operating the registers of the indicators left in voted position, a device for indicating votes for a plurality of persons and an alarm mechanism for indicating to other persons than the voter, the operation of said last-mentioned indicating device and additional balloting devices operable independently of the alarm mechanism.

30. In a voting-machine, the combination with movable ballot-indicators and a straightticket-operating device, of an indicator-resetting device, an alarm mechanism rendered operative by the movement of the resetting device and operated to give an alarm by the movement of the straigl1t-ticket device.

31. The combination in a voting-machine, of a plurality of series of indicators, a plurality of operating devices, one for each series and common to all the indicators of its series, and means common to all of said operating devices for indicating to persons other than the voter that the indicators of one series have been moved to voted position by the operating device of said series, said means indicating simultaneousl y With the completion of the movement of said operating device.

32. The combination in a voting-machine, of a series of indicators, a common operating device therefor capable of moving said inclicators to voted position, an alarm for audibly announcing when they have reached voted position When moved by said operating device.

33. The combination in a voting-machine of a series of indicators, a common operating device therefor capable of moving said indicators to voted position, an automatic means for indicating to persons other than the voter that the indicators have been moved to voted position by said operating device said means indicating simultaneously with the completion of the movement of said operating device.

ALFRED J. GILLESPIE.

Witnesses:

F. T. CHURCH, G. VVILLARD RICH.

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