This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 12/5/2020
Before the convenience and expediency of electronically counting votes cast on punch cards resulting in the ensuing controversy of missing “chads” in the historic 2000 Presidential election between Al Gore and George W. Bush decided by recount in the State of Florida; votes were cast in a seemingly more reliable mechanical way using voting machines designed such as this historic device offered here. This wonderful and original piece of political campaign history is a 1956 Automatic Voting Machine Corporation, Jamestown, New York, instructional voting machine. This 1956 voting machine, number 21601, is a smaller version of the actual voting machine that was used in the voting booth. Listed are the candidates, Adlai Stevenson and Estes Kefauver for President and Vice President on the Democratic ticket, and Dwight D. Eisenhower and Richard M. Nixon for President and Vice President on the Republican ticket, with voting choices for two ballot questions, as well as voting choices for United States Senator, Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, Auditor of Public Accounts, State Treasurer, Attorney General and Clerk of Supreme Court for both Democrats and Republicans from the State of Illinois. This fabulous instructional voting machine measuring 12 X 15 has its’ original stand to display on the table or desk and is a wonderful artifact of presidential campaign memorabilia, from the historic re-election of Dwight D. Eisenhower as President of the United States. Very good condition. Comes with a Gotta Have Rock and Roll Certificate of Authenticity.