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United States (ID) General Election 1976
Ballot used for the general election held in the United States on 2 November 1976. This ballot was used in Jerome County, Idaho. Voters could select a party list or select candidates in the individual races. The main parties were the Democratic Party, Republican Party, and Libertarian Party.
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Ballot
United States (MN) General Election 1976
Sample general election ballot for the 2 November 1976 election in Minnesota. The main candidates in the presidential race were Gerald FORD and Jimmy CARTER.
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Ballot
United States (MS) General Election 1976
Ballots used in the 1976 and 1978 general elections in Mississippi. The ballots list candidates for various nationwide, statewide, and local elections.
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Civic Education Material
Instruction Ballot for Voters
This is an instructional ballot from Wayne County, Michigan for the upcoming November 2, 1976 national elections. The piece contains information on what you must do to vote and how you can correct a mistake on a ballot. Also, the document provides a list of the candidates including congressional representatives and representatives in the state legislature. The November 2 elections would also feature the presidential race between Democratic nominee Jimmy Carter and Republican incumbent Gerald Ford.
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Ballot
United States (MA) State Primary Ballot 1976
Primary election ballot for Democratic Party voters in Middlefield, Massachusetts. In this election, voters selected the candidates they wished to have represent the Democratic Party in the November 1976 general election.
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Ballot
United States (ID) Primary Ballot 1976
Primary elections were held for the Republican and Democratic parties on 3 August 1976 to select nominees for the November 1976 general election. This ballot was used for the primary elections in Ada County, Idaho.
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Civic Education Material
Hawaii's Closed Primary
This 1976 pamphlet was produced to educate Hawaiian voters on the concept of a closed primary. A closed primary election only permits people affiliated with the party of the primary to participate in the elections. For this reason the packet also contains a “party ballot change application” in-the-event a voter wished to change party in order to vote in the upcoming primary elections for the party of their choice. Furthermore the piece was released in lead up to the November 2, 1976 general elections that featured a presidential race between Republican incumbent Gerald Ford and Democratic nominee Jimmy Carter.
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Civic Education Material
Minnesota's Congressional Districts
This booklet was published in 1976 in Minnesota by the Election Division of the Office of the Secretary of State. The piece includes an election timeline, a map with the congressional districts of metropolitan areas of the twin cities and the State as well as a list of Minnesota’s congressional delegation with their office’s contact information. The November 2, 1976 general elections would feature the presidential race between Democratic nominee Jimmy Carter and Republican incumbent Gerald Ford. Carter’s running-mate, Walter Mondale, was a Senator from Minnesota.
Election Material
Civic Education Material
Ohio's Part in the 1976 Presidential Election
“Ohio’s Part in the 1976 Presidential Election” is a document issued in 1976 by Ted W. Brown, the Secretary of State of Ohio and James R. Marsh, Assistant Secretary of State of Ohio, in lead up to the June 8, 1976 Primary Election and November 2, 1976 General Election. The piece covers topics such as the ways of convention delegates to be elected, the Republican and Democratic apportionment for Ohio, the practice to convene the Presidential Electors. Additionally there is a table showing the figures of each State’s number of votes in the Republican National Convention, of the Democratic National Convention and of the Electoral College.
Election Material
Civic Education Material
Precinct Caucuses in Minnesota: a dialogue for voters
This booklet was published in 1976 in Minnesota by the Election Division of the Office of the Secretary of State. This piece answers questions on precinct caucuses such as what is the purpose of a precinct caucus, what is a precinct, what happens at a precinct caucus, who may participate and how candidates are endorsed and selected. The booklet also contains contact information for those who have further questions. That year’s November 2 general elections would feature the presidential race between Democratic nominee Jimmy Carter and Republican incumbent Gerald Ford. Carter’s running-mate, Walter Mondale, was a Senator from Minnesota.