US885981A - Voting-machine. - Google Patents

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H.885 981. P TENTED APR. 28 1908.

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VOTING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 7 1903..

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No.2. 9 W56 QREPUBLICANC) X TICKE c OFFICE III m fne$e I Inwenfor' No. 885,981. PATENTED APR. 28, 1908- W. H. DANA.

VOTING'MAUHINE. APPLIOATION FILED AUG. 7, 190a.

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w. H. DANA.

VOTING MACHINE.

APPLIOATIOH FILED AUG. 7, 1903.

PATENTBD APR. 28, 1908.

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No 885,981. PATENTED APR 28, 1908.

W. H. DANA.

VOTING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 7, 1903.

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VOTING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 7, 1903.

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W1: inease s I fnzenfor UNITED sTATEs;

PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAMIH. DANA, or DAYTON, onro, assren'on o fLEoPoLn-naUH, or DAYTON, OHIO.

q VOTING-MACHINE.

:Aippliea'tion filed August 7:,

ism in voting machines, designed topermit the voter to selectand register his vote for any candidate," not (many regular ticket, that he may desire; -a'1n e.thod of voting ordinarily called irregular voting. [For this puri pose it is usual 'to provideapparatus to permit the voter either to write his choice for" any or all the offices on a roll of pa er, or to providemeans for 'the reception am registry tion of a paper ballot orticket, It is this! SGCOIldIllGlZhOd which I have selected for the lan u onwhich to construct my n1echan+ lsm. lank' tickets are rovidedifor the voter upon which to writetlie name ofthe ir-'.

signed to'reeeive this ticket, guide it under a registry roll where it willi be; stamped or im-" pressed with a numeral-or sign toindicate the 'row in which it was voted, toprevent the e voter from voting differentirregular names for the same office. It' is also. impressed with a sign or numeral whichlwill change {with each vote to preventthe voter from voting vmore than once forthe same name or person: The ticket or ballot thendrops into any suit-'- able receptacle: within the machine -to" be counted at the conclusion of the election.'-

Provision is made to' prevent voting 'for an of theregular candidates for-the same; office in case the voter selects an. irregular candidate; and to permit the'voterto change his choice'and withdraw hisirregular ballot from the machine should he so desire b'efore" he leaves the votingbooth; 1 The various features of novelty lin con .struction and operation, will be hereinaiiter particularly pointed and -c1airned ..I but as i lustrated v the" drawings, the {improvements are. particularly designed for the con; struction of voting maehine shown and described in my'certain application for Letters-- Patent} filed-May 6th, 1903 ',-.Ser.' No. 155,898..

particular form of voting inachine in connecwith itis illustrated, hut is e ua y v ,My'invention; however, is not limited. to the Letters 5 m. Patented April 23,1908. 1903." Serial No. 168, 615.

applicablelto any voting machine which the names of the candidates are arranged in rows I p In the drawings, Figure 1, is a front elevativesp'ace occupied forirregular voting, two

regular'tickets and question voting. is a rear elevation cf the irre try and ratchet wheels removed. Fig. 7 1 1s a similar view with the middle registry "and viewwith-all the ratchet ,wheels and the division plate removed; .tionlof the ratchet wheels. Figs. 10 and 11, are respectively a horizontal cross" section:

wall of the machine, showingthe irregular zbal-lotreceiver 111 its normal unvoted pos tion. Figs. 12; and 13, are, slmilar 8601110118 and eleceivcr-in its voting position; 'Fig'. :14, is a 'theirregularlvotingregistry'ro l. ig 15 ,is a detail view of the, lever I for actuating the registry wheels.

res ecti vely endf and-front elevations of the ba 1 0t receiver "for a iengthy electoral, ticket vationsl showing the construction for. reducfOI' non-presidential,electionsh f "regular tickets, ianjd 'for question voting in addition tothe'jirregul'ar voting with spaces forsixfcandidateson'each ticket, and six uestions. Of course thenumberofre ular tickets: and spaces-for; candidates an for questions in a size voting machine, w'ill bearranged to suit the requirements, and I havethought the arrangement shown siiflieiently illustrate the plan.

ratchet wheel removed; Fi .8 isaslm lar r b I vatioi s Off/116 881116, showing the ballot r e-V detail side elevation,ofthe, up er ortion of Fi s. 1, 16 "and; 17., farelr s 'ectively a, detail p iafniand"side-elevation; s owing the construction j for securingfthe' ire'gistry roll and plate. Fi -sesame. 1-9,!are

ing the Sides of the electoral.-ballot receiver All of 'the figures except-Fig; 1 ,show only the various parts of the irregular voting 'x mechanism; 'but to; illustrate the connection: -b'etweenthe other partsof acoinplete' voting ma'chine'jQI have shown in Fig.1; the front of "the; voting 1 machine arranged" {for the two Y e :eo tionof the'voti'ng m-achlneshowing the rela- Fig. 2,- gular voting "mechanism. Fig; 3 is asiniilar elevation with theregistry rolls removed. Figs. 4 to 9, are various views of the registry mechanism for the irregular voting device, Fig. 4;, is a top plan view of this mechanism. Fig.v 5, isa similar plan viewlwith thetop late'reinoved. Fig. 6, is a similar view with t 1e upper regis Fig. 9, is aside elevar" and a front elevati'onflol aportion of the front so.

)Figs} 20 and-21, are similar endiand side'ele The voting machine as a whole, is inclosed in a rectangular frame-work, made up of bottom and top pieces A, A, and side pieces B, B, with vertical plates C, C, properly spaced apart and running from top to the bottom of the frame, to form the front wall of the machine, and with channel bars D, D, running from side to sideand forming with the vertical lates the frame-work of the machine in wfiich are mounted the operating parts. The lists of candidates forming the various regular tickets, are arranged in vertical rows for each ticket with the offices arranged in horizontal rows, the various tickets being printed on slips and secured in front of the vertical plates. Between the vertical plates are the vertical bars E, E, carrying the voting or key levers F, which, in the machine illustrated, consist of buttons, which are pulled down diagonally by the'voter in making his selection. I have not illustrated as already stated, any of the regular or ones tion voting mechanism, as my irregular voting device can be applied to any voting machine, and it will be sufiicient to say that the voting levers are arranged to actuate suitable counters when the voter leaves the booth in which the voting machine is located, and raises the lever which is shown in section at G, Fig. -l, to pass from the booth. The key levers are also provided with a series of interlocking stops or blocks to revent the operation of more than a sing e key in any one row, and arrangement is also made to couple together any desired series of rows to provide for multiple voting.

In the drawings, I have illustrated-at H, H, Figsi 2 and 3, what is ordinarily the fixed end of the series of interlocking sliding blocks which prevent the operation of more than one Voting lever at a time in any horizontal row of the regular tickets. Abutting against the ends of the series of interfering blocks H,

, mounted in the same channel bars I), are the The knuc sliding blocks L, which blocks are connected by the to les a, b, with the fixed blocks M.

k e of the toggles a, b, is provided with a pin 0, which is actuated by the arm d, having the diagonal slot e, embracing the pin. This arm is pivoted by the pin e, to the slidin ballot receiver N, mounted to slide laterally between the bars D, D. The front of this ballot receiver is formed with an S- shaped or ogee curved portion f, and carries pivoted on the pink, in front of this ogee curved portion, the ogee-shaped guide piece g. T ivoted guide piece, when in proper position orms with the curved surface of the receiver, a narrow curved vertical passageway. The front of this curved guide piece g, is provided with a vertical lug or projection l, which, when the receiver is in its normal position, rests behind the vertical wall plate 'm, running from top to bottom of the frame. In this position as shown in Fig. 10, the

curved passage-way will be closed but when the ballot receiver is moved-in to the p0si-- b ock L, with the interloc ing block system v of the regular ticket mechanism so that when any ballot receiver is pushed over to the right to ermit the voter to insert the ballot, the inter ocking block arrangement will prevent any voting in the same line on any of the regular tickets. In the same way, when the interlocking block system of the regular ticket mechanism is actuated by the voting of a regular key, the. block L, will be irevented from moving and the ballot receiver will be locked. The passage way u, is curved in order to prevent the insertion of any improper instrument to block the mechanism, and while it would be possible to insert flexible wire, it will be evident when all the parts have been described; that it will not be possible to-block the apparatus by any piece of wire, or any flexible material which .could be insertedinstead of the proper ballot.

As has already been stated, the ballots are intended to be held in the machine after pass ing through the mechanism to be counted at the close of the election, and it is therefore necessary to identify the row or ollicc for which the ballot has been cast, and also to identify the ticket or ballot cast, so that the voter cannot insert more than one ticket in any ballot receiver. To accomplish this identification, I provide as follows P, is a shaft mounted in the base of the frame-work of the voting machine, carrying the segment gear R, which meshes with the beveled gear S, secured on the vertical stub shaft T. This shaft P, is the same shaft which carries the actuating gear for actuating the registry frames of the regular voting mechanism as shown in my former application for Letters Patent above referred to, but where such regular registry frames are not employed, a separate shaft is to be used for the irregular voting mechanism, and this raising and lowering of the lever G, outside the machine, wliiclroperation is performed by the voter as he a proaches and leaves the voting booth. vT 1s lever G, forms the means for opening and closing the booth. When the lever is raised the booth is open, when lowered, the booth is closed, the lever forming a barrier to the entrance.

The feeding cylinder or registry frame to draw the ballots into the machine and identify the ballot, is made up of the top disk p,

' tween these; 'h' 'ub' collars," while are in i. -1 necliate plates-or disks separated,

and bottom'{diskm,=each f whi lhiis rovided with. arhnheollar 8, 1, andi'U, "is as aft' h ter b'v'- ',the posts ujso-asg toQseparate-the frame int] series 0tdivisionse oneffor eat-hi ofii didate; i -11,. is anuts outside the top 'plateht which the? disks an posts -inaking-upythe frame .avreijdrawril. 0- ather; The;peripheriesflof-eael zpf the disks exeept f(')r' the top slate, are 'noteliedor -toothedfo1'", 'ahont hall the QlTtH111f8TGI1(P-,

I shown at v- 11 and eaeh-disk is formed with ailifi'erent numeral or signon the; ei'i'p'her toi'ndiQ ttethfidivisionof which it orins the hottomplate- Each of these divisions of the i'ranie is provided with a set of three nu|n lmred wheels 11, I); r, carqying raised numhers from nangh't'to nine, on' the peripheries;

';lhese wheels rep'itesent u nits, rtensi andl hnn-J =dredths, and theunits,tensand hnndredths wheels ol' each division heing strun'gion-the,

, ratelietflwheel' witlrhltoQth a; half the de 11 waivesI; platefanththeP injp units, tens and huhdredtlis shaftstl, e, f. *1nthe ii pperinost division of the frame, these units, tens and liiindredths shafts carry thegear wheels g, 71, 'ifwhich gear wheel's mesh *respemtively with gear tee'tl'i l.,fm, n, on tli. lower lave of the ratchet ,Wheels p, M. These rate-hot wheels fire actuated hy-the spring pressed" awl' s, prowideil with three teeth and the ower-inost:ratchet wheel" is provided with a tootlfifl aiiil the 'middle" otthelcuwemnost ratchet \Nhe'el tooth, so t lat, with eat' l\:1'o tati n of the lower-most ratchet wheel, the pawl s, will-he, permitted to 11love I the middle ratchet wheel-one-tootli, and with feat-ah rotation of t'h'eniidille wheel the upperinost rate'het Wheel willhe' moved one tooth. 1 The pa'w'lfs, nroii ritetl the pine), which extends up thronghaslot y,in'- the top plate which pin is earr rlihy'aiihrinrd ']oi 1r 1 edont 1e e'entml's 1aft,.I. ,'i 1n(-lerneath the I assing through the fsl'otii, in. this division!- "la'tq .'l-heratehet-wheels are. heldffrom any; ia-ck nioye v -nie -n't= byitlie-springe, seeuredon one 0mm. posts u, and hearing against the ratehetteetlt.

['50 The ein-11 gasses tl'i rough an'o ei'iin'g in the pawlearr'le'r iClrisaplstte. rav ngahuh portion jolirnalei l v on theshaft. U, on the u p'per offthe top plate] The top; ate b,'h'as anupwerdly ext-en ding flanged y.

Vi issalso provul'edv efith a flange f, wliieh. pro'etsinto this ut'ont portion ofthe ilang'e oft e top" )late.

A", -'is it ever 'pivoted 0nthelii'g: (1 "on the late B, which runs fromto to nottoni of P e r l i the frame, andlis capable ofa longitudinal playhy reason oiz'the. 7:, i,thro ugh which the securing screws are inserted. .llhis plate'B,'eer-ries a series-of lateral arms C,

ereiiithi'eaded ion the shaft lease-r of the pins 21, on the ballot carrier .so that ."when it 1 g nst the spres' sii-re of; the spring D, which nfi l l' ally-holds L lli; .Ylhe lever A, is proi ded w th a pin (Fig. 14) l, which projects wh the plate B-,.iS-i1rits normal raised sts onthe projle'etion11 of the kvoter; owers the booth lever to elose the 'hooth'i'vhen the frame is ri'itated hack to its ,norni'alpositii-in, i r

i There is a cam E, on the shaft P, which, whenthejboothxleveris :in its closed position, ,d'epiessesfantlholds down the spring 'I), ,whi el'i "normally-holds;u'p the plate B, so .that whenthe x roteris in the (-losed booth,

,fthesring pressure of the s]' ring D, is re- An arrangement for releasing the. pres'su re0 1 the spr ngl), when the ballot receivers are 'tohe'operated is essential he as'iit this springthjat the plate B, is re turned to itsunormal position, and with it all 'hallot receivers that n'iay have been voted. addition te this, the tension of the'sp'ring ,.is;pnrposely made powerful, so that the plate B caniiQt1, be shifted;downwards hy the pressure :ofthe'pins e, againstithe arms of th'elplate as long. as the spring I), hears -againstthe'plate. In this way, the ballot *r'e eeiiers are all locked; from movement when filmlifll G; which serves asa barrier, is 1 111) arid the lmotl'i open. VVhenthe booth is the shaft, P, has caused the cani E, to depress thespring andthen the plate B, eanhe' -sl i iftedjh the ballot receivers as'deserihed: In or'i-ler todiold the plat/e1 in normal posi- 'tion until .thns shifted 'alter th'e pressure of friction spring ,2, which bears against the plate 'as sh Wn in Figs-W2, and 3. The springll), also performs another important function. If any voter seeking to block the machine should insert a thin sheet of-paper or nietal not the regular ballot, so that this thin" sheet wmild'notfeed' into the machine 5 extending diagonallyupwards inthepath in the passageway of the'ballot receiver, the

closed, and the voter inside, the rotationfolf e ballet earrieris iioved to the right, the; plate} 13",; will 1 be fl noved downwards erjthe tepiplate p,'i'nvth'e ent 'away portion,

lever A; ishh'eld 'up by the pin" ,thatEtl-mpin Zi, will not ontact theto fedg'e ot the; flange iintil the next eal se the tension of'this spring is very great 5 the'sp'rin'g D, is released, .l provide a light:

as hereinafter described, but shouldremain result would be when the plate B, was

sought to be returned to its normal position,

Upon the voter loaving tlie booth and raising the lever G, the spring D, returns the plate B, to its normal position, the arms C, returning to normal position the ballot recei'vers.

s, (Fig. 14) is a spring bearing on the pawl carrier W, to return it to its normal position and with it, the pawl s, as soon as it is released by the pin.

F, is a front late which is preferably hinged to the machine frame to form a door through which convenient access may be had to the irregular voting mechanism, which door can be locked with any ordinary lock, the key to which is retained by the election officers. This plate, F, is provided. with a series of guide plates G G, which extend back horizontally one for each ballot receiver, just above the plane of the registry disks V. One edge p, of these guide plates G G, is cut segmentally to form with the periphery of the disks V, a. assage way for the ballot inserted in the bal ot-receiver, and 1-, r, are lugs or stops on the disks V, which are located in such position that when the registry frame is in voting position, the lugs 1" 1-, will form a stop for theballot. The ballot furnished for the machine, is of suffi cient length to permit the end of the ballot to project from the ballot receiver when iiiserted up to the stop r, so that the voter, if he chooses, can withdraw his ballot atany time before he leaves the booth. If, however, he leaves the ballot in the receiver, when he raises the booth lever, he rotates the registry frame as heretofore described, and the ballot is drawn into the machine by the contact of the toothed disks V, with the roller H, which is journaled vertically in suitable bearings in the frame to serve as a feed roller in connection with the disks of the registry frame. As the ballot is thus fed into the machine, the pressure of the disks V, and the wheels a b 0, against the roller H, will impress on the ballot the number of the division roll and the number of the irregular vote .cast. These numbers will in no way identify the voter, but they will identify the ballot, and the finding of more than one ballot within the macliine,'with the same division number and number of vote, will indicate that such ballots have been illegally cast.

In order thatthe' registry frame may be readily removed at the conclusion of any election for storing away the mechanism, I mount the registry frame so that it can be easily removed, as illustrated in Figs. 16 and T7, the shaft '1, of the gear S, is provided with three teeth or lugs t, which fit into corresponding recesses in the hub z, of the registry frame, while at the topa collar 11., is mounted to slide on a stud M, secured to the top of the frame, and this collar takes over the upper cylindrical portion of the nut c, and is held in position by the set screw c, which takes through the vertical slot in the collar, so that by releasing the set screw, the collar canbe raised and the registry frame easily removed. The feed roll ll, is see red in the same way by the collar N.

The guide plates (1, which form the guide up to the stops 1'', on the. registry frame for the ballots, are made quite thin, so that while they serve as the proper guide for a comparatively broad piece of cardboard, they would not serve as a guide for a piece of wire inserted to block the mechanism through the ballot receiver, and such piece of, wire merely passes through in front of the fced roll ll.

In any event, should any effort be made to block the irregular voting mechanism, the election ollicer by merely opening the door F, can readily get at the mechanism to remove any obstruction. Should any voter block the ballot receivers or any of them so that the ballot receiver cannot be returned to its normal position, this will be instantly known when the next voter attempts to usc the regular voting mechanism, for as already described, when any ballot receiver is in voting position, the connection with the inter locking block system prevents operation of the regular ticket mechanism. The next voter. therefore will advise the election judges that he cannot operate the 'rc ula r mechanism and then byinspcwtion of the poll book, the culprit can be at once detected. The ballots furnished are of sullicienl length for writing thereon a single mime, bu'l for presidential elections, 1 proylde a wide ballot receiver such as is shown in l igs. I IS and 19, and thetickct to be inserted in this ballot receiver isof sullicienl length to receive all the necessary names for anclccloral' vote, and the arrangement is such that but one ballot is inserlcd for all the electors, this "for such States as allow a single ballot for all the electoral candidates. For lengthy electoral tickets, this ballot is made so that it can be folded up for insertion in the receiver,

otherwise even with a: wide receiver, the ballot would be entirely too long. For non: presidciitial elections, in order to utilize this wide ballot rrweiver, I remove the wide ogcc-" curved guide piece and provide acap'l,'i'o be secured over the upper portion of the ballot receiver to iiiiikeit of the same size as the remaining ballot receiveis',aud then :pivota normal sized guide "piece thereto. 7 p

' -'lhe' operationv ot' the, irregular 'votmg mechanism, will probably be su'l'hciently clear from the foregoing description. ,'\{Vhen. there is no voter-m the booth, the booth l'ever' is raised and the drop curtain thrown I l5, with the arms (1, bearingagainstthe pins connected by-the arms (I, with the "ballot reccuvers. The arm (.i',-.rotatesthe shaft l-,' to release or; bring into action. the spring l), and thus themechanism ot'the entire uni rhiite is loekjed or unlocked. by the movement of the arm (l. The voter upon enter lug the booth, lowers the boothtl'ever and drops the curtain whichniovement'of the; booth hwerrotates the shalt 1 to release the ballot receivers by depressing the spring l) and reh asing the plate/B; 11' the voter desires to vote for any petrson not on. the .re ulartickets, he slides over to the right the lnillot receiverii'i the/line ofthe ollice for which he u-dshesfito vote. He writes his se- .leeted name on the card-board ballot and in-:

serts it lengthwise, into the ballot receiver,

until by reason of the guideplate G',,it comes toastop against the lug r, the end ofthe ballot still projects from the ballot :reeeiver, and it ealrbe withdrawn if the voter so desires. Having expre'ssed his choice, either with the ballots or by voting forcan-,- didates on the regtilartick'ets the voter then raises the .booth lever-to depart from the booth. lhis rotates the registry fra meto the ri ht, and 'thetoothed disks press the I ballot against the feed-rollfHl the ballotis,

fed into the machine, andjdro s down into the loiittom"or; into a I suitab eireceptaele. In passing between the disks and feed roll,

the ballot is indented or embossedwith the,

' number of the row indicating the oliice and v also with the'nu'niber-of the vote.

If no ballot-receiver is operated by sliding same to the rig'htjto insert a ballot, no pin is .actuated, and'the plate- B', is not de-.

, pressed, and 'whil the registry. frame ro tate's with each movement of the booth le-J ver, the registry wheels are not actuated as this actuation only occurs when theplate B, is depressed by the movement of the ballot\ receiver to allow the pin Z, onthelever A, to contact with the flange f, on the pawl carrier W; If this arrangement was notprovidedand the registry wheels were.a,d-- vanced one number for each operation of the frame, it would be an easy matter to identify able devices for receiving t the voter who voted an irregular ticket by an examination the poll book. If the registry wheels moved with each operation (if-the frame, the number impressed on any irregular ballot would of course correspond with the numbergot thevoter on the poll book, butunder my arrangement while the irregular ballots of di'tl'ere'nt voters are impressed with a.diil'erentnumber, all that is" indicated is the order of voting the irregular ballots. r in the machine as above described, I have avoided altogether the employment of any paperroll upon which to record the indepape'r, especially where they must be handled vertically, are exceedingly awkward to manipulate, diii'icult to feed properly and continually cause trouble.

While lam aware that machines have been provided for the reception of irregular ticket ballots, 'I believe Ila-m the first to provide mechanism to" identify the'b'allot, both by indicating the ol'li ce 'row in which it may be voted, and also'byindicating the number of the irregular voting operation, While at the same time ren'deri-ngit impossible to identify the voter who may have voted the ballot; and the first to providemechanism to prevent the breakage of the machine in returning the voting devices to normal position should a dishonest or ignorant voter havein any .way blocked the mechanism against such return; To accomplish these results, I have'provided special mechanism as (lev- "sc-ribed, but in view of the novelt of the general principles oil-"construction, do not wish to be rmdcrstood as limiting myself to the details of construction shown and describedandthe broad features of novelty will'jbe readily applicable to many other forms o tfleonstruction, There is one feature which I believe I have heretofore failed to call attention to. It will be noticed that'the registering Wheels are so mounted on the cylinder with reference to-the feedinglunction thereof, that the numbering wheels are operated before the ballot is led into the machine so that the registry wheelsare in fixed position at the time they are called upon to impress-the ballot; Having thus described my invention, what claim anddesire to secure by LettersPatent is; i p

'11. In a voting machine a "lurality of mov lie irregular balpendent choice of a: voter, becauserolls of lots, regular key operated voting 1nechan-'v isms, and intermediate mechanism directly connecting the irregular ballot receiving devices and the regular key operated voting 1 mechanisms, and means-.0 erated by the voter 'in' approaching and saving the machine for simultaneously locking and unlocking theregular voting mechanisms, and the irregular ballot receivers.

. able devices for receiving and holding irreg-' 2. In a voting machine, a plurality of movable devices for receiving the irregular ballots, regular key operated voting mechanisms, and intermediate mechanism directly connecting the irregular ballot receiving devices and the regular key operated voting mechanisms, and interlocking devices for limiting the operation of the regular voting mechanisms and the ballot receiving devices in corresponding rows.

8. In a voting machine, a regular ticket voting mechanism and interlocking devices [or limiting their operation, a plurality of movable ballot receivers for receiving the irregular ballots, and. intermediate mechanisms directly connecting the ballot receivers and regular voting mechanisms, whereby the movement of a ballot receiver will render inoperative the corresponding regular voting mechanism.

4. In a voting machine, a regular ticket voting mechanism and interlocking devices for limiting their operation, a plurality of movable ballot receivers, normally locked, for receiving the irregular ballots, and intermediate mechanisms directly connecting the ballot receivers and regular voting mechanism, whereby the movement of a ballot receiver will render inoperative the corresponding regular voting mechanism.

5. In a voting machine, regular ticket voting mechanisms, and interlocking devices for preventing their operation for more than a single candidate in any one office row, a plurality of movable ballot receivers for receiving and holding the irregular ballots, one for each ofiice row, normally closed against the reception of a ballot, and intermediate mechanism directlyconnecting the ballot receivers and interlocking devices, whereby when the ballot receivers are moved for voting, the interlockirn devices for the corresponding regular ticIret mechanisms will be locked from movement.

6'. In a voting machine, a plurality of movular ballots, having a curved passage-way therethrough, means for closing said spassage-ways, when in normal position, and means operated by the voter in approaching and leaving the machine for locking and unlocking said ballot receivers.

7. In a voting 'machine, a series of ballot receivers arranged in a row, one for each office candidate, for receiving and holding the irregularballots, mechanism for feeding the ballots into the machine, and means for imprinting on the ballot the number of the particular ofiice row voted and a different number for each successive irregular voting operation.

8. In a voting machine, a series of movable ballot receivers arranged in a row, one for each ofiice candidate for receiving and holding the irregular ballots, a feeding cylinder, and means for rotating same, to feed the ballots into the machine, with type symbols on the feeding cylinder to imprint on the ballot the nmnber of the particular ollice row voted.

9. In' a voting machine, voting mechanisms for the regular candidates and interlocking devices for limiting their operation,a

series of movable ballot receivers arranged in rows one for each oflice candidate for receiving and holding the irregular ballots, connecting mechanism intermediate the ballot receivers and regular voting mechanism, whereby the actuation of any ballot receiver will render inoperative the correspomling regular voting mechanism, a feeding cylinder, and means operated by the voter in leavin the machine for operating the l'eeding cylinder to feed the ballots into the machine.

10. In-a voting machine, a series of ballot receivers arranged in a row, one for each oflice candidate, for receiving and holding the irregular ballot-s, a feeding cylinder, and means operated by the voter in leaving the machine for operating the feeding cylinder, to feed the ballots into the machine, with type symbols on the feeding cylinder to imprint on the ballot the number ol' the particular ofiice row voted.

11. In a voting machine, a series of ballot receivers arranged in a row, one for each oflice candidate, for receiving and holding the irregular ballots, a feeding cylinder, and

means for rotating same to feed the ballots into the machine, with type symbols on the voting cylinder to imprint on the ballots the particular office row voted, and a series of sets of numbering wheels mounted on the cylinder, one series for each ballot receiver, and

means for actuating said numbering wheels with each movement of the cylinder to imress successive numbers on the irregular allots as they are voted.

12 In a voting machine, openings for the insertion of paper ballots, arranged in a row, one for each office candidate, a feeding cylinder, and means for rotating same to feed the ballots into the'machine, a series of sets of numbering wheels mounted on the cylinder and means for actuating said numbering wheels with each movement of the cylinder to impress successive numbers on the ballots as they are voted.

13. In a voting machine, openings forthe insertion of pa er ballots, arranged 1n a row, one for each 0 ice candidate, a feeding cylinder and means operated by the voter in approaching and leaving the machine for 0 er ating the feeding cylinder, to feed the ba lots into the machine, a series of sets of numbering wheels mounted on the cylinder, and means for actuating said numbering wheels I (Hi with each movement of thecylinder to imepress successive numbers on the ballots as they are voted.

14. In a voting machine, a series of ballot receivers arranged in a row, one for each office candidate, a feeding cylinder, and means for rotating same for feeding the ballots into the machine, a series of sets of numbering wheels one set for each oiiice candidate, a single shaft in the cylinder upon nomination for each oflice row are mounted, and a single pawl for actuating same with mechanism intermediate said pawl and ballot receivers, whereby when the ballot receivers are operated for voting-said pawl will be brought .into position to actuate the numbering wheels to give successive numbers to the ballots as voted.

15. in a voting machine, a series of ballot receivers arranged in'a-row, one for each oflic'e candidate, feeding cylinder, and means for rotatingsame lor leeding the ballots into the machiiie, a series of sets-oi numbering wheels one'set for each office candidate, a single shaft in the cylinder uponwhich the numbering wheels of the same denomination for each el'lice row are mounted,and a single pawl for actuating same, a movable bar upon which said pawl is mountcd,'with pins on the ballot receivers to contact with said her ands shift same to bring the pawl into operative position when the lmllotreceivers are oper atcd for voting, and thus to actuate the numbering wheels to give successive nun'lbers to the ballots as voted.

16. In a voting. machine, a series of ballot receivers] arranged in a row, one for'each oilice candidate, a feeding cylinder, and means operated by the' voter in approaching andleaving the machine for operatingthe leqling cylinder for feeding the ballots into i the machine, a series of sets of numbering wheels, one set for each oliice candidate, a. single shaft in the. cylinder upon which the numbering wheels of the same denomination for each office row are mounted, and a single pawl for actuating same, with mechanism intermediate said. pawl and ballot receivers, whereby when the ballot receivers are operated for voting said pawl will be brou ht into position to actuate the numbering w eels to give successive numbers to the .ballots as voted.

17. In a voting machine, a series of ballot. receivers arranged in a row, one for each oflice candidate, a feeding cylinder, and means for rotating same for feeding the ballots into the machine, a series of setsot numbering wheels one set for each ofliee candidate, a single shaft in the cylinder upon.

which the numbering wheels of the same denomination for each ofiice row are mounted,

and a single pawl for actuating same, a movable bar upon which said pawl is mounted.

with pins on the ballot receivers to contact with said bar and shift same to bring the pawl into operative position. when the ballot receivers are operated for voting, and thus to actuate the numbering'wheels to give successive numbers to the ballots as voted, with spring for returning said bar to normal posi tion, and meansfor holding said spring out of operation when the cylinder is in voting. I posltion. which the numbering wheels of the same de- 18. In avotmg machine,devicesforreceivmg and holding ballots, having walls to form a passage way therethrough, side walls having pivotal relation with each other, means for holding said walls in contact when said devices are locked from operation, and means for opening said. assage-Way when thereccivers are unlocke 19.. In a voting machine, a movable device for receiving and holding ballots, having walls to. form a passage-way therethrough, side walls having pivotal relation with each othcr,"means for holding said walls incontact when in normal position, and means for opening said passage-way when the ballot receiver is, moved into voting osition.

20. In a voting machine, a (QVlCO to re .ceiving and holding ballots, consisting of a sliding plate having an ogee curvedfront, with an ogee curved guide piece pivoted on said plate in front of said curved surface, to form acurved passage-way for the ballot.

2l.-ln. a voting machine, a device for. receiving and holding ballots, consistin of a sliding plate having an ogee-curved ront,

with an ogee-curv,ed guide piece pivoted on said plate'infront of said curvedsurface to. form a curved passage-way for the ballot, and'a flat guide plate to guide the ticket the machine. v o

22. In a voting'machine, for which t cket ballots. are provided, mechanism for ims printing on the ballots successive numbers,

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to indicate the number ofballots voted, and".

i to identify the ballot, and iriearis for prevent ing the movement of the numbering device w when no ballot'has been voted.

23. Ina voting: machine for which ticket ballots are. provided, mechanism for i1n' rintingon the ballots successive numbers to identify the ballot, and mechanism'for shift ing said numbering device before each sue ceedin ballot is voted.

ballots are rovided, mechanism for imprinting on t e ballots successive numbers to identify the ballot, a pawl to actuate said printing mechanism, and means for holding said pawl out of engagement until a ballot is inserted into the machine.

iln a voting machinef'or which-ticket I I 25. In a voting machine, devices for receiving and holding irregular ballots, mechanism for imprinting thereon successive. numbers, a pawl to actuate said mechanism, and mechanism intermediate said pawl and mechanism for pawl is mounted, an

the receiving devices, whereby the pawl is held out of engagement with the printing mechanism until the receiving devices are operated. I

26, In a voting machiiie, devices for receiving and holding irregular ballot-s, registering wheels for im )rinting thereon successive numbers, a paw to actuate said wheels, and means for holding said pawl outof operation, with connecting mechanism for the receiving devices, to release the pawl when a ballot receiver is operated.

27. In a voting machine f or which ticket ballots are provided, mechanism for imprintmg on the ballots successive numbers .to identify the ballot, a movable-plate carrying a pawl to actuate said printing mechanism, and means for shifting said plate to bring the pawl into 0 )erative osition upon the insertion of a ballot into t 10 machine.

28. In a votin machine, ballot receivers for receiving and ccssive numbers to identify the ballot, a movable plate carrying a awi to actuate said printing mechanism, andhneans connecting said plate and ballot receivers, whereby the operatimi of a ballot receiver will actuate said plate to throw said pawl into operative position.

29. In a voting machine, devices for receiving and holding ticket ballots,-a feeding cylinder with means for rotating same to feed the ballots into the machine, numbering wheels mounted on said cylinder for imprinting successive numbers on succeeding, ballots, mechanism for actuating said wheels normally inactive, and connecting mechanism intermediate the ballot receivers and wheel actuating mechanism, whereby the reception of a ballot will throw said actuating mechanism into operation.

30. In a voting machine, devices for receiving and holding ticket ballots, a feeding cylinder, with means for rotating same to feed-the ballots into the machine, numbering wheels mounted on said cylinder for imprinting successive numbers on succeeding ballots, a paw for actuating said numbering wheels, a movable late upon which said "means connecting said holding irregular ballots, imprinting on the ballots suc-' plate and ballot receivers, whereby the oper- .ation of a ballot receiver will actuate said plate.to throw said pawl into operative position.

3]. ln a voting inaehine. ballot receivers l'or receiving and holding irregular ballots, means for simultaneously returning all operated ballot receivers to normal and locking same, and yielding mechanism to actuate said locking means, whereby breakage may be prevented in the event o'f anyimproperblookmg of the apparatus.

32. In a voting machine, ballot receivers for receiving and holding irregular ballots, means for simultaneously returning all operated ballot receivers to normal and locking same, and yielding mechanism to actuate said locking means, and means operated by the voter in approaching and leaving the machine to release and throw into operation said yielding mechanism.

In a votin' machine, ballot receivers for receiving anri means for simultaneouslyreturning all operated ballot receivers to normal and locking same, and a spring to actuate said locking means, with mechanism to release said spring when the ballot receivers are operated;

34. I11 a votin machine, ballot receivers for receiving and holding irregular ballots, means for simultaneously returning all operated ballot receivers to normal and locking. same, a spring to actuate said locking means, and means operated by the voter in a ing'and leaving the machine to re ease and throw into operation said spring.

35. In a voting machine, movable ballot receivers for receiving and holding irre ular ballots, a slidin plate, with connection t erefor with the bafiot receivers, a spring bearin against said sliding late to return same sin with it-the operatefballot receivers to normal and to prevent the operation of unvoted receivers, and means for releasin said spring 0 erated by the voter in approac in the mac line to permit the actuation of the allot receivers. i i

WILLIAM H. DANA.

Witnesses E IRA CRA FORD, I W. S. MCCONNAUGHEY.

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