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and individual to each voter, and electrically. persons voting and the number not voting, operated mechanism for actuating said bars | means perating said wheels from the whereby each voter may select desired countingfordevices, and means for printing kind of punch. 15. In a vote recorder, a series of punches the indication of said wheels upon a sheet 70 arranged in pairs, shiftable bars individual of21.paper. In a vote recorder, the combination tooperative each pairposition, of punches but normally in in means for indicating the character of electrically controlled with votes cast, devices for counting each kind of mechanism for independently operating the 10 shiftable members to select a desired punch, vote separately, and independently movable wheels for indicating the result of the count, 75 and means for moving said shiftable mem of two other wheels adjustably secured to bers into operative engagement with said gether to indicate the number of persons selected punches. voting and not voting, means for operating 16. In a vote recorder, the combination 5 with devices for holding a record sheet, of the last named wheels from the counting de for printing the indical : a series of punches arranged in pairs for re vices, ofandall means of said wheels upon a sheet of cording yea and nay votes on such sheet, de tions vices for operating said punches but nor paper. mally in inoperative relation thereto, electro 22. In a vote recorder, the combination 20 magnetic means for moving said operating with means for indicating the charactee of the votes cast, devices for counting the votes, devices into operative relation with the se and automatically operating mechanism for lected ones of said punches, and means for indicating the results of the count of manu positively actuating said operating devices. ally adjustable wheels for indieating the 17. In a vote recorder, the combination

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subject matter to which the vote relates, and

with means by which each voter indicates a stamp for printing all of said indications the character of his vote, and devices for upon a sheet of paper. . counting the votes of each kind, of two num

bered wheels adjustably secured together so that the sum of the numbers adjacent to each 30 other on the two wheels is always equal to the number of persons entitled to vote, other numbered wheels adjacent to the previously mentioned wheels, connections from the counting devices to the last mentioned wheel 35 to rotate them so as to cause them to indi cate, the total votes of each kind, other con nections from the last mentioned wheels to the wheels secured together so as to rotate 40 them and cause them to indicate the total persons, voting and number not voting, anda means for printing said indications upon sheet of paper.

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23. In a vote recorder, a series of wheels

mounted upon a common axis and bearing marks for indicating dates and subject mat ter upon which a vote is to be taken, means 95 by which said wheels may be manually ad justed to any desired position so as to pre sent at a printing point any desired indica tions, other wheels mounted upon the same axis and bearing numbers for indicating 100 votes cast, means by which voters indicate within the recorder the character of their votes, devices controlled by such indicators for operating the last named wheels so that they will present at the printing point num, I05 bers indicating the character and number of votes cast, and devices for printing the sev. 18. In a vote recorder, the combination eral indications upon a sheet of paper. with means for indicating the character of 45 the votes cast and devices for counting such 24. In a vote recorder, the combination devices for indicating and counting 0 votes, of two numbered wheels adjustably with votes, two numbered wheels adjustably secured together to indicate the total votes securedof together, independently movable cast and the number of persons not voting, wheels adjacent to the opposite sides of the and means for operating said wheels from 50 the counting devices. wheels secured together, means for operating independently movable wheels from the 19. In a vote recorder, the combination the counting devices, and ratchet and pawl coln with means for indicating the character of nections between the independently movable votes cast, and devices for separately count wheels and wheels secured together for ing each kind of votes, of two numbered operating thethelatter. 55 wheels adjustably secured together to indi 25. In a vote recorder, the combination cate the number of persons voting and not with a plurality of wheels for indicating voting, and means for operating said wheels the number and character of votes cast and from the counting devices. means for operating said wheels 20. In a vote recorder, the combination soautomatic 60 with that the proper indications will be pre means for indicating the character of sented at a printing point, of a series of 25 votes cast, and devices for counting each other wheels indicating various matter kind of vote separately, of two numbered relating to theforvotes cast, devices by which wheels, devices by which they may be se the other wheels may be manually adjusted

cured together in any one of a number of so, as to present, desired indications at the 65 different positions to show the number of printing-point, friction devices for holding 130

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