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Rh U, V, and W tellers. The tellers will distribute blank ballots to the members giving one to each member. Each member will write four names on his blank for delegates to the State Convention.

[''The tellers distribute the blanks, dividing the assembly among them into nearly equal parts. When the chair sees that the ballots are ready he proceeds as follows:''] The tellers will collect the ballots. [As soon as they are collected he asks:] Have all voted who care to do so? [''If any have been omitted they should say so or hold up their ballots to show that theirs were not collected. The tellers collect those that were overlooked, if any, and the chair continues:''] The tellers will count the ballots.

[''The tellers, after collecting the ballots, retire to another room and count the ballots as described on page 139. When their written report is ready, they return to the assembly room and the chairman, the first one named, Mr. T, obtains the floor as soon as it is vacant.''] The ballot for nominees for four delegates to the State Convention is as follows: