Free Soil Electoral Ticket, 1836
date: label: date made
content: 1836
label: associated date
content: 1848
name: label: associated person
content: Van Buren, Martin
notes: label: Description
content: Voting in the 19th century usually involved casting a printed paper ballot, such as this electoral ticket for the Free Soil Party from 1836. State election laws typically specified the dimensions and thickness of the paper, and the size of type to be used. The rest was left to the issuing parties, local party operatives, and candidates, resulting in various ballot forms and styles—and a potential for voter confusion and fraud.
topic: label: general subject association
content: Elections
label: used
content: Political Campaigns
setName: label: See more items in
content: Political History: Political History, Campaign Collection
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content: Government, Politics, and Reform
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content: American Democracy: A Great Leap of Faith
label: Exhibition
content: American Democracy
label: Exhibition Location
content: National Museum of American History
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Mrs. Sara L. Lepman in memory of Dr. Harry P. Lepman
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1978.0591.08
label: accession number
content: 1978.0591
label: catalog number
content: 1978.0591.08
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Ballot
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: beige, black (overall color)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 4 3/4 in x 3 1/4 in; 12.065 cm x 8.255 cm