(It is provided by Section 1140 of the Code of 1897 that, if the ballots for any officer exceed the number of voters in the
Poll List, such fact shall be certified, with the number of the excess, in the return; therefore it will be necessary for the Judges
and Clerks of Election to examine carefully as to the number of ballots cast for each officer, and if they find any one has
received more votes than the total number of votes in the Poll Lists the following certificate must be properly filled up and
signed as indicated:)

    The undersigned, Judges and Clerks of Election of__________Precinct, of the
_________________________Ward,________________of_______________________________
     Hazel Dell             Township,        Pottawattamie     County, Iowa, do
hereby certify that t the Presidential Preference Primary Election held in said
Precinct on this 10th day of April, A. D. 1916, an excess of ballots were cast
for each person below named, for the office stated opposite thereto, the number
of such excess being also stated opposite each respective name, to-wit:


NAME OF PERSON VOTED FOR      FOR WHAT OFFICE     Party     EXCESS OF VOTES
                                                            (in Words Written
                                                             at Full Length)
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Albert B. Cummins             President           Rep.      Sixteen
Elmer J. Berkett              Vice President       "        Eleven
John T. Adams                 Non-Com-mon          "        Twelve

Woodrow Wilson                President           Dem.      Six
Elliott W. Major              Vice President       "        Six
Wilber W. Marsh               Non-Com-mon                   Six
Sam Brody                     Dist Del.                     Four
H. S. Masher                   "    "                       Four


    IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have hereto subscribed our names, this  10  day of
April   A.D. 1916.
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Transcribed by Stephen D. Williams and contributed by Chris Wilken.