SECRETARY OF STATE: ELECTION DIVISION:
An Inventory of Its Miscellaneous Election Materials at the Minnesota Historical Society
Government Records
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| Creator: |
Minnesota. Election Division.
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| Title: | Miscellaneous Election Materials. |
| Dates: | 1896, 1923-1996. |
| Language: | Materials in English, French, Czech, Polish, Italian, and Finnish. |
| Abstract: | Miscellaneous State Canvassing Board materials (elections 1932-1960), including certificates of election, abstracts of votes, correspondence, memoranda, and reports; 1962 recount (Karl F. Rolvaag vs. Elmer L. Andersen gubernatorial election) files and abstracts; miscellaneous materials, including forms, ballots (one sample ballot features the 1896 Clough-Lind gubernatorial race), circulars, petitions, attorney general's opinions, state supreme court rulings, and miscellany (1932-1996); and special elections ballots, forms, circulars, certifications, and abstracts (1923-1984). |
| Quantity: | 1.4 cubic feet (2 boxes and 2 partial boxes). |
| Location: | See Detailed Description for shelf locations. |
Also instructions and exhibits relating to a Bloomington electronic voting experiment (1974-1976); studies on voter registration by Arthur Young (1977); and a videocassette, "Election Day '76," featuring secretary of state Joan Anderson Growe.
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Availability:
The collection is open for research use.
Preferred Citation:
[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Minnesota. Election Division. Miscellaneous Election Materials. Minnesota Historical Society.
See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional
examples.
Accession Information:
Accession numbers: None; 992-18; 999-4; 989-9; 11,830 (mss); 984-164
Processing Information:
Catalog ID number: 001711142
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DETAILED DESCRIPTION
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| 112.B.19.4F | | Miscellaneous Canvassing Board Materials. 8 folders: |
| | | Certifications of election, abstracts of votes, correspondence, memoranda, and reports. Most are carbon or photocopies. |
| | | 1932-1948 Elections. |
| | | 1952 Presidential Primary. |
| | | 1952 Election. |
| | | 1956 Election. |
| | | 1958 Election. |
| | | 1960 Election. |
| | | 1968 Election. |
| | | 1974 Primary. |
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| | 1962 Recount. 10 folders: |
| | | Canvassing Board and Supreme Court Documents. |
| | | | Canvassing Board minutes, variants of Supreme Court orders to show cause,
petition by Karl F. Rolvaag to reject supplementary abstracts of votes and declare him
governor-elect, memorandum in support of petition, affidavits, memos, and miscellany. |
| | | Supplementary Documents [from county canvassing boards], Files A, B, C. 3 folders. |
| | | Various Recount Summaries. |
| | | Recount Totals by County and Precinct (photocopies). 2 folders. |
| | | Miscellaneous Abstracts of Votes. |
| | | Olson-Odegard Contested Election, 6th District. |
| | | Miscellaneous Documents. |
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| | Elections, 1932-1951. |
| | | Attorney general's opinions on election matters; map of Minnesota congressional districts (1933);
chart giving county-by county comparisons of votes for Republican state and congressional candidates in 1938 and
1940; 1948 sample ballot; transcript of hearing before Elections Committee on state senate election contest, 66th
district, Polk County (1951); and miscellaneous correspondence regarding election matters. |
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| 112.C.1.1 | | Sample Ballot, 1896. 1 oversize folder. |
| | | Partial sample ballot, marked for the Republican candidates, including the state gubernatorial candidates, particularly David Clough,
Republican, and John Lind, Democratic-Peoples. There are voting instructions written on the back in French, Czech, Polish, Italian, and Finnish. |
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Digital version
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| 112.B.19.4F | | Ballots, 1948. |
| | | Examples. |
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| | Election, 1952. |
| | | Correspondence, DFL delegate list, circular. |
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| | Elections, 1953-1955. |
| | | Proposed constitutional amendments (1953-1954); attorney general's opinion (1953); printed list of nominees (1954); correspondence. |
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| | Election, 1956. |
| | | Forms and circulars. |
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| | General Election 1956: Sample ballot. |
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| | Election, 1958. |
| | | Forms, circulars, campaign literature, miscellany. Includes Eugenie Anderson
campaign circulars and personal political items of assistant secretary of state Forrest Talbott. |
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| | Elections, 1960-1973. |
| | | Sample ballot (1960); petition form to allow an under-age Communist Party candidate on the ballot
(sample copy, 1970); state Supreme Court rulings on status of various candidates (1972-1973). |
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| | Notices of Election, 1960-1970. |
| | | Sample copies of printed notices, all for Benton County. |
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| | Examples of Election Ballots and Forms, 1962. |
| | | From Madelia and Wadena. Includes election register, 2nd precinct, Madelia. |
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| | St. Louis County Election Returns: |
| | | Transferred from the papers of Congressman John Blatnik and found to be missing or
incomplete in the microfilmed election returns (SAM 66). |
| | | Primary election canvass, July 8, 1946. |
| | | | Blueprint booklet. Missing from SAM 66. |
| | | General election canvass, pages 9-16, November 5, 1946. |
| | | | Incomplete. Blueprint booklet, missing from SAM 66. |
| | | Primary election canvass, September 11, 1956. |
| | | | Mimeo booklet, 21 pages. The first 18 pages appear on SAM 66, Roll 75. Pages 19-21,
containing the county commissioners races and the signature, are missing from the microfilm. |
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| | Special Elections Miscellany: |
| | | 1923. Special Election, U.S. Senator. |
| | | | Sample ballots and forms, governor's writ of election (carbon copy), abstracts of votes,
canvassing board report of special primary. |
| | | 1929. Special Election, U.S. Representative, 7th District. |
| | | | Notices, writs and proclamation, typed abstract of votes. |
| | | 1933. Special Election, Repeal of Prohibition. |
| | | | Ballots (sample), circulars, and forms; attorney general's opinion; statement and certification of election results. |
| | | 1939-1957. Miscellaneous Special Elections Materials. |
| | | | Notices, certifications. |
| | | 1958. Special Election, U.S. Representative, 1st District. |
| | | | Correspondence, primary ballot, canvassing board report, newspaper clippings. |
| | | 1966. Special Election, State Representative, 56th District. |
| | | | Precinct summary statements. |
| | | 1971. Special Election, State Representative, District 2B. |
| | | | Canvassing board report and miscellany. |
| | | 1974. Special Primary Election, State Representative, District 12A. |
| | | | Canvassing board report. |
| | | 1977. Special Elections, District 21B, 22B, 35A, 49; U.S. Congress 7th District. |
| | | | Calendars, announcements, executive writs, memos, election results. |
| | | 1965. Special Elections. |
| | | 1969. Special Elections. |
| | | 1980. Special Elections. |
| | | 1981. Special Elections. |
| | | 1982. Special Elections. |
| | | 1983. Special Elections. |
| | | 1984. Special Elections, County Commissioners. |
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| 104.C.12.10F | | 1994. United We Stand America petition supporting initiative and referendum.
3 folders. |
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| | 1996. Progressive Minnesota Party petition to receive money from state elections campaign fund. 3 folders. |
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| 112.B.19.2F | | Bloomington Electronic Voting Experiment: Instructions and Exhibits, 1974-1986. 3 folders. |
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| | Arthur Young—Studies on Voter Registration: |
| | | Correspondence and miscellany, 1977. |
| | | Report to Federal Election Commission, July, December 1977. 5 volumes. |
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| | "Election Day '76." 1 videocassette. |
| | | Features Joan Anderson Growe. |
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the
Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics,
persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.
- Topics:
- Attorneys general's opinions -- Minnesota.
- Election records -- Minnesota.
- Elections -- Minnesota -- Statistics.
- Elections -- Minnesota.
- Governors -- Minnesota -- Elections.
- Minnesota -- Governors -- Contested elections.
- Voter registration -- Minnesota.
- Voting -- Minnesota -- Bloomington.
- Voting-machines.
- Persons:
- Andersen, Elmer L., 1909-2004.
- Clough, David M., 1846-1924.
- Growe, Joan Anderson.
- Lind, John, 1854-1930.
- Rolvaag, Karl F., 1913-1990.
- Organizations:
- Minnesota. State Canvassing Board.
- Minnesota. Secretary of State.
- Document Types:
- Ballots -- Minnesota.
- Petitions.
- Video tapes.
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