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mary circuit including a voter's circuit closer, a visual signal and a relay magnet, a sec ondary circuit closed by the energization of the relay magnet, vote recording means 5 operable by the closing of the secondary circuit and means adjacent the voter's cir cuit closer to break the secondary circuit. 4. In a device of the kind described, a primary circuit including a voter's circuit s ) closer, a visual signal and a relay magnet, a secondary circuit closed by the energiza tion of said magnet and including said vis lial signal, vote recording means operable by the closing of the secondary circuit, a 5 totalizing device connected to the vote re cording means, and means adjacent the voter's circuit closer to break the secondary

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device for the member located at the central

station, an electric circuit in which the vote recording device is located, a switch at the central station adapted to close the circuit through the recording mechanism to actuate the latter and record the member's vote, a counting device at the central station, and means for actuating the counting device si multaneously with the recording device. 9. In a voting apparatus, a primary cir cuit, a central station and a voting station, a master switch for closing the primary cir cuit at the central station, a member's switch for closing the primary circuit at the vot ing station, a visual signal in the primary circuit adapted to be displayed upon the

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closing of said circuit, a locking relay in

the primary circuit energized on the closing 5. In a device of the kind described, a of the latter, a secondary circuit closed when 85 20 primary circuit including a voter's circuit the relay is energized to maintain the sig closer, a visual signai and a relay magnet, nal displayed after the member's switch has a secondary circuit closed by the energiza been opened, a vote recording device for tion of the magnet, vote recording means the member located at the central station, operable by the closing of the secondary operating mechanism for the recording de 90 25 circuit, and means out of control of the vice, an electric circuit in which the oper ating mechanism is located, a switch at the voter to break said primary circuit. 6. in a device of the kind described, a central station adapted to close the circuit primary circuit including a voter's circuit for the operating mechanism to complete through the recording mechanism closer, a visual signal and a relay magnet, ato circuit actuate the latter and record the mem 95 a secondary circuit closed by the energiza 80 tion of said magnet and including said vis ber's vote, a counting device at the central ual signal, vote recording means operable. station, and means for actuating the counting by the closing of the secondary circuit, a device simultaneously with the recording totalizing device connected to the vote re device. 10. The combination with a main circuit, 00 35 cording means, and means out of control of of a central station and a voter's station the voter to break said primary circuit. 7. In a voting apparatus, a primary cir in the main circuit, a visual indicator, a switch at the voter's station adapted to be cuit, a central station and a voting station, closed to close the main circuit and dis a member's switch at the voting station 05 40 adapted to close the primary circuit, a visual play a signal at the visual indicator, a lock relay in the main circuit and energized signal in the primary circuit adapted to be ing on the closing thereof, a secondary circuit displayed on the closing of said circuit, closed when the relay is energized, recording a relay in the primary circuit energized on the closing of the latter, a secondary cir mechanism at the central station, an electric 10 45 cuit closed when the relay is energized to circuit in which said recording mechanism a motor, a motor circuit, means maintain the circuit closed to the signal is located, the central station for closing the motor after the member's switch has been opened, at to energize the motor, and mecha vote recording mechanism, an electric cir circuitactuated by the motor adapted to close cuit in which the recording mechanism is nism the electric circuit through the recording 5 50 located, and a switch at the central station circuit.

adapted to close the circuit through the re cording mechanism to actuate the latter. 8. In a voting apparatus, a primary cir cuit, a central station and a voting station, 55 a master switch for closing the primary circuit at the central station, a member's switch for closing the primary circuit at the voting station, a visual signal in the primary circuit adapted to be displayed 60 upon the closing of said circuit, a locking relay in the primary circuit energized on the closing of the latter, a secondary circuit closed when the relay is energized to main tain the signal displayed after the member's 65 switch has been opened, a vote recording

mechanism to actuate the latter. 11. The combination with a central sta

tion and a plurality of voters' stations in primary electric circuit therewith, a com mon visual indicator for the voters, means at each voter's station adapted to be oper ated to display a corresponding signal at the visual indicator, a vote recording device for each voter located at the central station, a secondary electric circuit in which said vote recording devices are located, said sec ondary circuit being closed by the closing of the primary circuit, a motor, and means common to all the volt recording devices

adapted to be actuated when the motor is

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