1893 Iowa City Ballot
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Australian style ballot from an Iowa City, Iowa, Municipal Election (partial). Text: Democratic: For Mayor, August Leuz, Jr. Corner Burlington and Johnson Streets. For Treasurer, George W. Koontz, No. 620 East Burlington Street. For City Solicitor, Frank J. Horak, No. 120 Dodge Street. For Assessor F.A. Heinsius, No. 948 East Market Street. Fourth Ward: For Trustee, John U. Miller, East Market Street. Republican: For Mayor, Chas. Lewis, No. 227 Clinton Street, For Treasurer, [blank], For Solicitor, L.H. Fuller, No. 422 South Dubuque Street. For Assessor, H.W. Lathrop, No. 518 Iowa Avenue. Fourth Ward: For Trustee, J.C. Leasure, Cor. Van Buren St. and Iowa Avenue.
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How the Secret Ballot Came to Iowa
Iowans, has voting got you down? C’mon, cheer up and practice gratitude to the Aussies who 162 years ago invented something that forever changed how we vote in America: the Australian Secret Ballot.
Before its introduction in the U.S., voters…