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Democratic Republican Farmers' voting proxy ticket, 1837

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Democratic Republican Farmers' voting proxy ticket, 1837

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Title

Democratic Republican Farmers' voting proxy ticket, 1837

Subject

Voting--Rhode Island

Description

A Rhode Island Democratic Republican Farmers' voting proxy ticket from 1837. 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.

Source

C# 1130

Publisher

Rhode Island State Archives

Date

1837

Format

jpeg

Language

eng

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Collection

Rhode Island Votes: A Lively Look at Election History

Tags:

elections, voting, voting proxy

Citation

"Democratic Republican Farmers' voting proxy ticket, 1837," in Virtual Archives, Item #391, http://www.sos.ri.gov/virtualarchives/items/show/391 (accessed May 25, 2013).