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RachelBlumenthal — 2009-01-02T13:20:23Z

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- See [["Voting machine"]].	+ [[Image(votingboothsmithsonian.jpg,right,300,thumbnail,"Smithsonian Image")]] + The first '''"Automatic" Voting Machine''' was ["Inventions" invented] in 1892 by ["Rochester"] resident Jacob H. Myers. It was intended to replace the hand-tabulated ballots that were used previously. The first machines from Myers' company were used in the 1896 election but were not problem-free. Myers withdrew them in order to perfect the design. This opened the door to a rival machine design from former Myers assistant William P. Davis that would eventually capture the city contract. The competition between the two companies would help drive the acceptance of the machines by keeping the company names in the public eye. + + "''Alfred J. Gillespie and inventor Jacob Myers, whose patents informed Gillespie's work, organized a company that became Automatic Voting Machine Company. Myers gave the first demonstration of a voting machine in an 1892 Lockport, New York, town election.''"[[Footnote(Smithsonian reference)]] + + "''The mechanical lever machine has served our state and county admirably. This historic piece of voting equipment was used throughout various parts of the country since its inception in the 1890s. The machine, steeped in history, was actually invented by Jacob Meyers of Rochester and manufactured in Jamestown, Chautauqua County. We have had a historic connection with this mechanical machine that has elected officials at federal, state and local levels throughout the past century.''" [[Footnote([http://www.democratandchronicle.com/article/20080914/OPINION02/809140346 Local elections officials move cautiously toward new voting process] from D&C Sep 14, 2008)]] + + '''Notes and References''' + * [http://americanhistory.si.edu/vote/votingmachine.html Voting Machine History] Smithsonian + * [http://votingmachines.procon.org/viewresource.asp?resourceID=273 Voting Machines Timeline]

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BryanPfaffenberger — 2009-01-02T13:03:16Z

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- [[Image(votingboothsmithsonian.jpg,right,300,thumbnail,"Smithsonian Image")]] - The first '''"Automatic" Voting Machine''' was ["Inventions" invented] in 1892 by ["Rochester"] resident Jacob H. Myers. It was intended to replace the hand-tabulated ballots that were used previously. The first machines from Myers' company were used in the 1896 election but were not problem-free. Myers withdrew them in order to perfect the design. This opened the door to a rival machine design from former Myers assistant William P. Davis that would eventually capture the city contract. The competition between the two companies would help drive the acceptance of the machines by keeping the company names in the public eye. - - "''Alfred J. Gillespie and inventor Jacob Myers, whose patents informed Gillespie's work, organized a company that became Automatic Voting Machine Company. Myers gave the first demonstration of a voting machine in an 1892 Lockport, New York, town election.''"[[Footnote(Smithsonian reference)]] - - "''The mechanical lever machine has served our state and county admirably. This historic piece of voting equipment was used throughout various parts of the country since its inception in the 1890s. The machine, steeped in history, was actually invented by Jacob Meyers of Rochester and manufactured in Jamestown, Chautauqua County. We have had a historic connection with this mechanical machine that has elected officials at federal, state and local levels throughout the past century.''" [[Footnote([http://www.democratandchronicle.com/article/20080914/OPINION02/809140346 Local elections officials move cautiously toward new voting process] from D&C Sep 14, 2008)]] - - '''Notes and References''' - * [http://americanhistory.si.edu/vote/votingmachine.html Voting Machine History] Smithsonian - * [http://votingmachines.procon.org/viewresource.asp?resourceID=273 Voting Machines Timeline]	+ See [[Voting machine]].

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BradMandell — 2008-09-16T03:06:16Z

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- Rochester resident Jacob H. Myers is credited with ["Inventions" inventing] the first "automatic" voting machine in 1892. It was intended to replace the hand-tabulated ballots that were used previously. The first machines from Myers' company were used in the 1896 election but were not problem-free. Myers withdrew them in order to perfect the design. This opened the door to a rival machine design from former Myers assistant William P. Davis that would eventually capture the city contract. The competition between the two companies would help drive the acceptance of the machines by keeping the company names in the public eye.	+ [[Image(votingboothsmithsonian.jpg,right,300,thumbnail,"Smithsonian Image")]] + The first '''"Automatic" Voting Machine''' was ["Inventions" invented] in 1892 by ["Rochester"] resident Jacob H. Myers. It was intended to replace the hand-tabulated ballots that were used previously. The first machines from Myers' company were used in the 1896 election but were not problem-free. Myers withdrew them in order to perfect the design. This opened the door to a rival machine design from former Myers assistant William P. Davis that would eventually capture the city contract. The competition between the two companies would help drive the acceptance of the machines by keeping the company names in the public eye. + + "''Alfred J. Gillespie and inventor Jacob Myers, whose patents informed Gillespie's work, organized a company that became Automatic Voting Machine Company. Myers gave the first demonstration of a voting machine in an 1892 Lockport, New York, town election.''"[[Footnote(Smithsonian reference)]] + + "''The mechanical lever machine has served our state and county admirably. This historic piece of voting equipment was used throughout various parts of the country since its inception in the 1890s. The machine, steeped in history, was actually invented by Jacob Meyers of Rochester and manufactured in Jamestown, Chautauqua County. We have had a historic connection with this mechanical machine that has elected officials at federal, state and local levels throughout the past century.''" [[Footnote([http://www.democratandchronicle.com/article/20080914/OPINION02/809140346 Local elections officials move cautiously toward new voting process] from D&C Sep 14, 2008)]] + + '''Notes and References''' + * [http://americanhistory.si.edu/vote/votingmachine.html Voting Machine History] Smithsonian + * [http://votingmachines.procon.org/viewresource.asp?resourceID=273 Voting Machines Timeline]

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BradMandell — 2008-09-16T02:56:08Z

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alexandergartley — 2008-06-03T19:28:44Z

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- Rochester resident Jacob H. Myers is credited with ["Inventions" inventing] the first "Automatic" voting machine in 1892. It was intended to replace the hand-tabulated ballots that were used previously. The first machines from Myers' company were used in the 1896 election but were not problem-free. Myers withdrew them in order to perfect the design. This opened the door to a rival machine design from former Myers assistant William P. Davis that would eventually capture the city contract. The competition between the two companies would help drive the acceptance of the machines by keeping the company names in the public eye.	+ Rochester resident Jacob H. Myers is credited with ["Inventions" inventing] the first "automatic" voting machine in 1892. It was intended to replace the hand-tabulated ballots that were used previously. The first machines from Myers' company were used in the 1896 election but were not problem-free. Myers withdrew them in order to perfect the design. This opened the door to a rival machine design from former Myers assistant William P. Davis that would eventually capture the city contract. The competition between the two companies would help drive the acceptance of the machines by keeping the company names in the public eye.

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DaveMahon — 2008-06-03T06:06:34Z

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- Rochester resident Jacob H. Myers is credited with inventing the first "Automatic" voting machine in 1892. It was intended to replace the hand-tabulated ballots that were used previously. The first machines from Myers' company were used in the 1896 election but were not problem-free. Myers withdrew them in order to perfect the design. This opened the door to a rival machine design from former Myers assistant William P. Davis that would eventually capture the city contract. The competition between the two companies would help drive the acceptance of the machines by keeping the company names in the public eye.	+ Rochester resident Jacob H. Myers is credited with ["Inventions" inventing] the first "Automatic" voting machine in 1892. It was intended to replace the hand-tabulated ballots that were used previously. The first machines from Myers' company were used in the 1896 election but were not problem-free. Myers withdrew them in order to perfect the design. This opened the door to a rival machine design from former Myers assistant William P. Davis that would eventually capture the city contract. The competition between the two companies would help drive the acceptance of the machines by keeping the company names in the public eye.

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TomMaszerowski — 2006-03-27T22:22:42Z

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	+ Rochester resident Jacob H. Myers is credited with inventing the first "Automatic" voting machine in 1892. It was intended to replace the hand-tabulated ballots that were used previously. The first machines from Myers' company were used in the 1896 election but were not problem-free. Myers withdrew them in order to perfect the design. This opened the door to a rival machine design from former Myers assistant William P. Davis that would eventually capture the city contract. The competition between the two companies would help drive the acceptance of the machines by keeping the company names in the public eye.