Voting proxy tickets

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Voting proxy tickets

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Abstract: A proxy was a ticket (usually printed but sometimes manuscript) listing candidates for office and presented to the people for their vote. Until the advent of the Australian Ballot System in 1889 proxes were issued by political parties; after 1889 the Secretary of State was responsible for the printing and distribution of all statewide election ballots. From 1664 the Rhode Island proxy voting system was simply the sending of written ballots from voters who did not attend the election, rather than a true proxy system.

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Voting proxy tickets, 1824-1843

2019-05-08