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Box, Ballot


Title	Box, Ballot
Coverage / Year	1900 to 1920
Description	Wooden ballot box with a padlock and keys. One single wire and wooden handle on the front of the box. Slot cut in top of the box for a handle. 20.75" high.
Interpretation	This ballot box was used in the Hensley town Hall in Hensley township in Champaign County, IL. In order to vote in 1860 in Illinois you needed to be a state resident, twenty-one years old, and a man. In 1840 you needed to own property in order to vote. At that time over 80% of eligible voters cast ballots in national elections.
Lesson Plans / Themes	Governing Ourselves;
Learning Standards	14 Political systems;
Author or Creator	Early American Museum
Subject / Keywords	Ballot boxes; Voting; Politics & Government; Hensley Township, Illinois; Economic & political systems;
Collection Publisher	Early American Museum
Further Information	For any further information related to this record, please contact the Collection Publisher. See http://images.library.uiuc.edu/projects/tdc for more information about this project.
Rights Management Statement	http://images.library.uiuc.edu/projects/tdc/conditions.htm
Resource Identifier	1983.034.0002
CONTENTdm file name	31.jpg