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National Republican Convention voting proxy ticket, 1830

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National Republican Convention voting proxy ticket, 1830

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Title

National Republican Convention voting proxy ticket, 1830

Subject

Democratic Republican Farmer's voting proxy ticket

Description

A National Republican Convention voting proxy ticket from 1830. 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

1830

Format

jpeg

Language

eng

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Collection

Rhode Island Votes: A Lively Look at Election History

Tags:

elections, voting, voting proxy

Citation

"National Republican Convention voting proxy ticket, 1830," in Virtual Exhibits, Item #387, http://sos.ri.gov/virtualarchives/items/show/387 (accessed March 8, 2014).