CIO Urges Immediate Voting Machines in 1956 Elections
The CIO declares full support for voting machines to cover all Hamilton County precincts in 1956. It blasts the Charter Party suit to block machines, calls for withdrawal, and argues modern ballots reduce errors and shorten election day fatigue for about 300,000 voters.
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Ballot Marking Dilemma Over Short Pencil Use
Voter selects Joe Bloke in the lower left. A rival for Mary Doe marks an X by Mary Doe, invalidating Joe Bloke’s vote. In the lower right, a voter abstains, and the short pencil is blamed for machine issues and potential bias.
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