Green County ballot box, made ca. 1873. This simple wooden box was kept by John T. Bales, who served as tax assessor in Hart County, and later as sheriff in Green County. Donated by Mary Rountree. KHS Collections.
The primary system for nominating political candidates was a key tenet of the Progressive reform movement. An act, approved March 5, 1912, provided that “all candidates for elective offices to be voted for at any general election shall be nominated" by "a primary election held in accordance with the provisions of this act.” The primary election was to be conducted on the first Saturday in August of each year between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.
Green County ballot box, made ca. 1873. This simple wooden box was kept by John T. Bales, who served as tax assessor in Hart County, and later as sheriff in Green County. Donated by Mary Rountree. KHS Collections.
