Vote-re-cord′er.
An apparatus in which, by an impulse given by each member of a body at his desk, upon the “aye” or “no” lever or button, the indication is made at the clerk's or president's desk, and the record counted or sum shown. In one of the many forms, the members vote simultaneously. There is a dial like a large face of a clock to indicate the yeas, and another to indicate the nays. These dials contain the numbers of all the members, and each pulls a knob, communicating by a wire, as the bells do in a hotel with the dial; his number flies out as he pulls, and he sees that his vote is recorded. By turning a little crank, the hand on the dial is made to point out the number of votes that have been cast both for and against the bill; and by another simple process, the names of those voting both in the affirmative and negative are printed for the use of the clerk on a slip of paper. The whole process of taking the vote, recording it, and printing the name, does not require more than half a minute. |
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