Voting machine

Claim 1

A voting machine comprising: an enclosure; a panel mounted in said enclosure including a front surface and a rear surface and having a slot therein; a movable door mounted adjacent said panel and movable to cover and uncover said slot; a record mounted adjacent said rear surface for movement relative said slot said record bearing indicia in rows thereacross in first and second perpendicular directions, said first row direction being the same as the direction of said slot so that such first direction rows may be revealed on-at-a-time through said slot; said record including a multi-layer structure comprising a first layer bearing said indicia and to be marked by a voter, a second layer responsive to making pressure on said first layer to produce corresponding makings, a tear-out section along each row to the first direction to receive the voter markings, and an aperture through said multi-layer structure having a filling therein, wherein said filling is removed upon removal of each of said tear-out sections, the filled apertures aligned in the second direction; a lever connected to said door and operable in alternate directions to move said door to respectively uncover and cover said slot; switch means mounted adjacent said multi-layer structure in the area of said apertures including switch contacts and a member movable toward and away from said structure, said member operated by said lever to move said member against said multi-layer structure and through an aperture to operate said switch contacts when a tear-out section has been removed; and a latch mechanism connected to and operated by said switch contacts to prevent opening of said door when a row with a tear-out section removed is aligned with said slot.