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line 53 extends from the release contact the system and corresponding lines 55 be magnets 28 and 13 and branched to include fingers 34. Thus a circuit for one of the

member 48 and is branched to include the tween the resistance coil 65 and the contact

the magnets 28 and 13 and terminates at lamps is traced from the batteries through the common Supply point 50. Extending the common supply line 56 to a positive 70 from the other end of the battery 52 is a contact finger 34, through a drum contact common return line 54 which is branched 33 to a negative contact finger 34 and thence for extension to the contact members 46 of through the lines 67 and the lamps and the the sub-stations. common return line 51 back to the battery. Thus upon pressing the voting contact In Fig. 7, 68 designates a pair of magnets 75 0. member 47 into contact with the member for electrically operating the photostat 46 the current will pass from said member mechanism 69', to procure a permanent rec 46, thereto and through the line 49 to the ord of the indications displayed by the slid magnet 22 thus imparting a rotative step able plates 39 at the rear of the indicating 5 to the drum 31 and closing the gap between mechanisms. These magnets are disposed 80 One of the end contact fingers 34 and the in a line 69 branched from the main supply adjacent finger, the circuit being completed line 54 of the entire system and terminating through the common return line 51 the in a contact member 70 adapted to be en batteries 52 and the common supply line 54. gaged by the lever of a switch 71 disposed 20 To procure other voting indications the vot in the main return line 51 which, when 85 ing Switch is closed a second or third time. opened, renders the sub-station Switches, in Taking up now the total vote means, there operative, to thus suspend the voting while is provided three ammeters C, C and C°. taking a permanent record. To provide a and from each of these ammeters a line 55 sufficient light for actuating the photostat 25 extends to a respective negative contact fin mechanism, a lamp 72, is connected in mul 90 ger 34. The positive contact fingers 34 are tiple in the magnet circuit and is lighted connected with the branched end of a Sup upon actuation thereof. ply line 56 which is attached to the positive 73 designates a multiple switch, the lever pole of an intermediate one of the series of of which is connected with a branch 74 of 30 batteries 52. Extending from the negative the main supply line, and the various sta 95 poles of successive other batteries are a series tionary contact portions of which are con of wires 57 terminating in contact points nected by wires 75 with the lines 53 at the 58, of a multiple switch 59 and extending substations in advance of the reset magnets from the switch lever is a line 60 connected 13 and 28 whereby a main station means. 35 by the transverse wires 61 with the ammeters is provided for resetting all of the indicat 100 C, C and C’ and connected with the com ing mechanisms. 8 mon supply line 56, a volt meter 62 being What is claimed is: disposed in this line 60 and consequently 1. A voting machine comprising a main arranged in multiple with the ammeter cir station including a plurality of indicating 40 cuits. Disposed in each wire 55 is a resist mechanisms, each provided with a plurality 05 ance coil 65 which imparts a definite unit of differing indicating portions, a plurality of resistance to be registered in a corre of substations each including means for ac sponding ammeter, and thus each unit of tuating the portions of a respective indicat resistance registers one vote in the ammeter. ing mechanism, a plurality of circuits each The switch 59 provides for maintaining a including like portions of the indicating O constant current through the ammeter cir mechanisms in parallel, a current meter as cuits whereby their indications will be exact, sociated with each of said circuits, and and the volt meter 62 indicates a constant adapted to indicate the number of like in necessary voltage which must be maintained dicating portions actuated, said circuits in to effect proper indications of the ammeters. cluding a plurality of batteries, a common 115 Tracing now one of the ammeter circuits, return wire, a multiple switch connected the current passes from a positive contact with said return wire, and wires extending finger 34 to the corresponding negative fin from the switch to the batteries whereby a ger 34 through the contact block 33 of the constant current may be maintained for 55 drum 31 and then passes through the line each current meter circuit. 8. At 0. 55 with its resistance coil 65 to the corre 2. In a voting machine an indicating 120 sponding ammeter. From the ammeter the mechanism including a journaled shaft, a current passes through the wire 61 to the drum on the shaft, a series of contact fin: line 60 and thence through the switch 59 gers extending across the drum, a series of . and a seiective one of the wires 57 to the contact members on the drum selectively en 25 batteries, from which it passes by the line gageable each with a pair of contact fingers, 56 to the positive contact fingers 34. wires extending from alternate fingers, a The vote indicating lamps 38 of the indi common wire connected with the other fin cating mechanism are disposed in lines 67 gers and vote indicating means in said first 6 connecting the common return line 51 of wires. 30