[C.1902 Pennsylvania Election Polling Place Broadside:] Instructions to Voters

Description: [Commonwealth of Pennsylvania] [C.1902 Pennsylvania Election Polling Place Broadside:] Instructions to Voters and Election Officers. [Pennsylvania, c.1902]. Broadside. Approx. 15½ x 10½ inches. Laid down on stiff board; fold lines; minor creasing; Very Good. Pursuant to an Act of the Pennsylvania Assembly concerning elections, the state required that sections of that Act pertaining to voting procedures, ballots, voters, and, election officers was to be published for distribution at polling places on election day. Here those pertinent sections of the Act are published as a broadside; at the bottom is this printed note: Note.—At the opening of the polls in each voting place, copies of the above [Sections 21 to 27] must be immediately posted at or in each voting shelf or compartment…copies must be immediately posted in or about the voting room… Copies of the same must be given to any voter at his request. The broadside contains references to “this Commonwealth” and discusses proper procedures to mark one’s ballot (only male voters are referred to) to prevent it from being invalidated—an issue which remains very applicable in 2020: “Ballots not marked, or improperly or defectively marked shall be endorsed as defective, but shall be preserved with the other ballots.” We date this election polling place broadside to c.1902 as we have discovered the identical text published in an Indiana, Pennsylvania newspaper on October 22 of that year. An earlier version these voting instructions, with similar text, though with different “Section” arrangements, is seen in an 1892 newspaper, suggesting that the text was amended over time.¹ Note. 1. The Indiana Democrat, Wednesday, October 22, 1902 (Indiana, Pennsylvania), p13. Cf. The Columbian, Friday, November 4, 1892 (Bloomsbury, Pennsylvania), p1.Our Stock# 3729832 About Us Established in 1995, Ian Brabner, Rare Americana, LLC buys and sells rare and antiquarian books and historical manuscripts published or created in pre-1900 America. We are located in Wilmington, Delaware. Member Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America (ABAA). International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB). The Manuscript Society. Ephemera Society of America. Guarantee All items are guaranteed to be as described. Authenticity is guaranteed for the lifetime of the original purchaser. As a member of the above-named trade organizations, we abide by their published code of ethics. Any item is returnable for any reason within 30 days(prior notice appreciated). If you have questions regarding our description for this item, please contact us. We will be happy to answer them. Shipping Items are expertly packed in bubble wrap and shipped in new boxes or reinforced envelopes. No International Buyers Please, no buyers outside of the USA. Feedback We leave feedback after receiving feedback from buyers. If you're unhappy with any part of your transaction with us, please let us know. Our priority is to make you happy and resolve issues promptly. © 2024 Ian Brabner, Rare Americana, LLC. All rights reserved.

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