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Uncut page of Anti-Masonic Party tickets for the 1834 Vermont state election, listing the parties candidates for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Treasurer, Councillors, and the United States Congress.

Circular published by the Sentinel & Democrat, Burlington, November 2, 1844. The text, a letter addressed to Fellow Citizens, cautions of a voter fraud scheme reportedly planned by the Whig party of New York, whereby Vermont citizens living near the…

Included here are the elements of the Regular Republican Ticket from the Vermont state (Vermont), county (Rutland County), and town (Rutland) election of 1884. Voters would have placed their selections into the envelope and deposited this with the…

This 1884 Republican State and County (Bennington) ticket was a misprint. The candidates listed here were all Democrats (see Regular Republican Ticket, 1884, also in this collection). It perhaps for this reason that the ticket was used as scratch…

Republican party literature in the form of a sample ballot from Randolph, Vermont for the state and county election held on Tuesday, September 4, 1894. At the top of the sample ballot, voters are urged to vote the straight Republican ticket. On the…

Poster printed on red cardstock: "Election of Electors of President and Vice President of the U.S." outlining instructions to voters in Orange County, Vermont for the November 3, 1896 election. Instructions include how to request a ballot, how much…

Official Ballot for the town of Cabot, September 6, 1898, signed by Hiram Wells, Town Clerk. The ballot includes the Republican (Byron J. Lance) and Democratic (Sherburn L. Wiswell) candidates for Representative to the General Assembly.

Official Ballot for the Town of Essex for the Presidential Election, November 6, 1900. This ballot was designed to be folded in thirds. When folded, the outer section included a signature by the Chittenden County Clerk, O.P. Ray, who affirmed that…

Sample ballot for electors of the President and Vice-President of the United States. Printed on pink paper, this sample ballot includes the candidates for Vermont electors for the Republican, Democratic, and Communist tickets. Voters are instructed…

Flyer for Republican Lieutenant Governor candidate Perry H. Merrill. An example of campaign literature that both serves to educate constituents on the candidate, and to provide instructions on voting methods, the top of the page includes a diagram…

Postcard dated November 8, 1988 reminding Vermonters to vote, as well as providing contact information for the Secretary of State's Office and polling place hours.

This leaflet exemplifies a common political advertising strategy used just before an election. It both highlights the candidate's qualities ("Mr. Fletcher's record is an open book--read it") and prepares the public for what they will see when they…