4@l 127 02 T O'. TSS/Oc@@..@: 1. @Date of Obli atioa-. urpose of pro 2 istered voters over@@Ea. ryear period. Pr 3 to J)ati@i or T 03 l@e, c&l il@n-) Cost-Account Object Class 2 Obliza@ions Obligations uraiqutldatied Date Rernaexs an! R,- Incurred LiquidateA Bala-.tce OCT 27 1960 9 #4 IOSCOTO WON suljt@, at 32? is xhtoico@ NO* I- is attached tm-7itov*- ftj%Mt sbml4 tbrou4oi, O;tftcers no later ftn It a tim w AttOA:I*dl A': AVA'LAS' F# Orig 2 Addretgft--'-"'L 1 - -TSD/FAS 4 p- EC i@-! 0 r,or earytoes .00 CBMWICATIQN%:::::@ (1) it in be oartified tbat-tblt, Is luvooo-'Ifo* 2 0 No. that serviobs-are be irt AddoroAh@% vith:watuai agreefwnts# that a detaUA aaemu-,,,)f the rqmats-wa t4,c4ipts- is on ti is in Tab/RBt that this biU is Just arA icorreot@o@@ tbaroof has not yet been mMe# -chief Date$! (2) it that thii7 la 2 No. in Of mmm 13 APKI 1953 the troa tbe: Dcl:to@:%WDD/4@-w-A-tbe -extension of -thia--authoritY@in t - - 5 Date t so )iii@w 6, lo6z Accounting 0 (5 -5 1. Salaries of CodW Assistants II, TraLvel 26.75 III. I. B. M. (25 OOO7dAtdt)- -2 ljl94.Ot IV-, Office -OAL@PI Total-Ri@@4 320.37 T@@@arxt 30 37)- statemeh" the accountinx of shown by th4@AT@er 127 C Receipt is bereoy acknovledgi@d of th4@foll6wino, che-,k-. Treasurers-CheeA' Noi@@ b a' t of $1,490. 127 0 7 17 Octgber 1960 ME@IOPANM FOR: THFF=ORD-@@@-- SJBJECT Confere6d4 with Chie- 2 oq 1. At- is- 1112Z.Met with ef to brie suppo A'Pw- rt o research )roposal-. o had onl 2 -in --th the nd i gued tioned that @@4 gi@@@@etensibilit z fo FIW4 - He impres-s-e 2@as-a creatiV6-- n il'TO@IK in a nilate r-o OI)eratiohaLn 'essed the desire .to write U"om"f:@bi id2eas --in @We-fo-iii-of Pro -@I-offere' -suggi@@tion Jects* d -the -cotinter that once he- 1-ducks-in a row ove for him to me and others fr -,Ipilll4m i IT7Re@eiictL-Bkanch 127 08 'DRAFT MORANDUM-FORt@@ REC SUBJECT 'Project @@@roject-127 -to 2 1 it-Jr 127-be a support -tbe@Lre.search-- study the open votirtg records registered voters ove"-fift@@@ 0107 2 --6"tto@"t - to do - a- 2. Tb-i-a-@tud of N6tio"t dinal- study-otLth@Lf4ic-to-t-"bat@--affe-c@@@ study;;@oould-- c2onsidera'bld@@@"Im@@@The results of the co tribii+.e addition the data representt'-& uniq4q@Ltold mina- of informationacc-stud some-of awntal behavioralffbhdk@@ater2-------------- isties of'@Voopre. -through th urity and cover- -ating purposes:. Th"ocou establisbe-4721@o-c--edii@f that76@t@ization-.-Title-to r-ent equi nt shall@@ih74i'w"' win lieu of overhead7thar so -pe -of -one 2 4.- The project for-a rioa year is estimated-t6 bA@7$7,49o.,oo-as -iiidi@@kted-in the attached 127 08 2 - ainst Allotment Number-1525 budgete ch4rg"--should be made ag- 1009-1,GO2. 5i No-cleared or witting persons are2-concerned7vith-the cotlaue, o"is pro ect.-- mw TSP/FLe@@ Branoh APPROV'LD FoR OBLIGATION--OP-FUM, Date: ri fz:e@@ 1 9--7 Attachment,. Proposal Distribution:--- original7oilly 27 0 Enclosed plsase-find 10 copii-,s of-tho-ou4,-Iline-for-olir project for Which we ask yo4-foi@@a -slapport@t"e amount of dollars 7,490. If-you-firid-it 2 kne _x is tant possible to fin' e-this aduted by -ny-rL:@search --as a !on-.--s head of th a The present-research-project-is diffei@@ht-from, altholi@,,2h relatc@d to@ the one prespnted biriefly--to yo@@@ 1 Tna reason is thqt_ye hav,-@ in-the tirie discovered the existerice of-this--uniq@.ie documertary matorial, -which is 6h8Llysis-thereof -we 2 -should-proe,-ood and heric,-- scribed in the @utline, ard@ --think that benef it a stiidy@ of contempor-ary politic,,il oh--anges. I n, ay note - that we h,%ve not asked a@ny other foianclatioti-to-sup rt this project# So far our experiqrice wi'li PO rda t ijdns th react unfavorably to research in th@a f@-e-Iti of political so@liolo,3y.- I re,7o-ln at yoixr-di-spo6@@l for any further irl-fo@@iiiaticn you mijc,.rlit dc:sire re- 9- - -.3Lrdiri,3 the rrc-sf.,,nt project Sine,-raly yolirs,- 6 in the w@orandum datea 2.3 1953trmtbODOItO-tbOW/AtwAtbowd*neioa-of-tU$&UtbOr'LtY- in ard 00:a tb* IAC be" -*o-U&t" to omi@ 2 be cboxpd to P.Uotmat TM/.%search Rrwwb- I CERT!FY '!!!'@T 8 GiAlCi T@.' A.'-. Date I Orlg 2 @@Ad&es- 4 TSD/1?ASS (A 121 11 28 September 1960 BUMRANDUM 1?0'1-.- THE RECORD SUBJWT:EEE@@Approve-I --of Funds t t study Of ATTENDAN2CE-- t--tent his@ories,, Lnd res,Ditross could be better -seioy-ei ,5f the vo2tint behavior# whi&--.nie@ht--iK--tufh-ol&rify_--tbe foroes-whioh mwed--ths- -electorate. I &a altbothi@t--at &--loss -I*jtt*07&t-th4 political discussion.-72@ f-the d-ii@"ives-no:@hiW4f-hdw- such Pt 166--6 ,A record Is to b67cbtained-@-- Stallatly, I-f&il-t-o s-ea 'now-the, '4@@@- o2f. le&derah ip lowership traits' to to be a refi-@a to -the record"f@:ApproiLirAtel- --think- thatt-hi-t ,,,000 versons?' I n 3no@.ild not be used to gtge v'.Iitt happens-dutiht -a@ -i ing The-Li-ta-rofeld--type of panel- based on interview-$- 1"--nueh better -tool for- thiis The 2 eatiro)lv-rp--A-Sonaole in *iow of to.e*lored. ---- am population -nor@alit*!AMLth*@huml@dr-of'-*s-ri*bYes Dit-I 2 about the 4 (bottom)'@ Also, 1-take ItAhat--- tndivid-A&I votink records are to dollat4!4 with iwii'f JF -k refers to -tho-voti6C7ti@@"- all -a-ITr,-I'bT- census records for Yotirs- -rely. Jk r&th@r-minor -point)@4" to the st&temenlv on-the bottom Do th,- orit^riik ".r cent- of th- ?tals aailt -oo6ul&tior@) Elimination of the PI to 30--Y,@sr -%ge life extAotaneVi7@tmit the fli@i-re--iiric@h hi Lo!t me suj=Axtso-thate not-ith-;ti@-"ing the many niiestion3 I have, 4,- h e- stli2dy fssoinatte maier innov,!tion qomzldi&the use in a lonr,-ru.n s'hoiild-l-ik"he-hypotheie-a-w-hTo-H-r4bl&ta & 14@444 2 lo thq outome@ or opsaifi"liitt6i@@-t@6--@jor political C-r-6-ndi@:064A* ater detiil.--i It woiild then t e F, v thO r4nAl de3iPA-to be gpell26d-o-it In fre.- -- ----- s to test thm both on t'no individual data and on leoti,:,r statistics Poi varto,,-it di-e-Er-Foti- and- rsgions in- o i5d ri, t i .:,n of f,indin@s ob@atned ogy @w D*nel ditit woulds-in wy mind kek4--@jof-c6ntrib!itic-n to ',nowledre,, C4nvwnts on bmittod b nts Is a-nvst interesting propo6al by MW--one that has great p*Nntial for contributing to knowledge of v a 2 !or *cause of -th -unique, to my knowtodgei orA thitherto available data. It would appear- to give somewhat more comprehemiveinfo-r--motlo-n--c-oncii-niiidlhi7'lndiy-ld-u2-o-l--O-aofvott-ng." T@@@ldbe- possible In Although the project would appear Yer.y promising,-contribute to our present kro ledco, as with any proposal, there are certain resorvot-lons-folt-by- 2 myself. 1. Being of 6@l6@-ric Id be less optimistic than thi investigator concerning the completeness of records. !c on $V;ch records-a to the fn2y*stlo@,')Ot'$ stateirront, 6ut@ r@;tter O@SL5@o, I that re-not-always kept as complstely os in his comments on poge- 3-- I.-i rotation to the 'eilglble v2oter. ' He states th"v-olificotiom-of voting ii@thot the voter ce@ ct one *t b-o "=I* 30 years or over, own his p @oce of re!siden -1 and live In the distri year. ' On po2io:Z;@@@t In the iod 430126@ these districts hove o-total P" -MQP]NWW - population of 1.50..000. The populati-on--Fo-r the PiZ-ieni study wIll be-approximat2ely 25,000 voten In-this UnLyone. TKi-io-s-trlctio-n-s of the -eligible voter, according to the lnyestigator, would oni *Iirnt --"-to 5 to--- IO%-of-t47mali-o-4-ult popvtot2ion. If the entire population wwo which I assume meors men, --and-child(en, then I wonder- women, If Percent*" of low; and, also, that -he may not have trouble 2 obtaining his 25;000-;@@@This IS-0- gues-s--on my port but I would think worth oskin for-- 2. Investigator states on page 1,-'the availability of these:iecords means that the- political history of ever, voter In a given district can be followed objectively and in detail For a per-Tod of vptolfycors. We really should remember that to-be all lble to vot 9 the rmle rrust b*-30 *rs a-nd ow@n a@F@o e@Th@2@io-n that lmmediitely hit MO -was how roany elections could such an lndtyldvalparticipate in? If 30 is the minimum age, obviously will not-hove too many *ho-have--Ilved to the-oge ofivam are still 0--c-tive voters, 2and this is the oni got an iMi-vfdv-o- I - -- - -d rl6d[ of ecri. He must I y way we can recor over "a home at the of 30 whi- h-- t- I Id dei4rd on the econ mn cri@i own a 094, - c- certo n y wov o it@ation in uring the years Indicated. Thus, we -must be concerned with the percentage of tion that **ufd me*Lthe qvoi4in @@i 0-(--u - -0-t -30; " m6y-olectior2* would ho- -W-- long does the avorag"oter live dLirIng--thii --period.- -All such quostiof-4 certainly bear oi iize and type of sample that one can obtain-from the data avolloble and should be known before2 the study Fwogroua-too for, -or .-rcth-or before the comes too deeply involved, In my mind, th.ese-questions must hove be*-n-satisfled gotor but-unfortvnatoly they are not too-well reflected--h-ore-jr@2-tho---p-r-o-posal. It would seem-recs6ncble to bay* those civestions orsw@red nii"ith4w-ih-4 first @@i -of the- sto" in 0-revlsed research- proposal. 2 s tctlna 3. On page-Z;74ndii- the investlR!!I@@ onri6@ eight political svb