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FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD WASHINGTON address official correspondence t o the federal reserve board X-7036 November 27, 1931. SUBJECT: Date of closing of p o l l s and of mailing of "ballots in e l e c t i o n s of Class A and Class B d i r e c t o r s . Dear S i r : In connection with the elections of Class A and Class B d i r e c t o r s of Federal reserve "banks, the question has recently "been raised whether the p o l l s should remain open f o r a period of f i f t e e n days only, or whether the period should "be extended f o r a s u f f i c i e n t number of days to allow f o r the transmission of the "ballots through the mails and the date of closing the p o l l s fixed accordingly. Before expressing an opinion upon t h i s question, the Federal Reserve Board wishes to secure information as to the p r a c t i c e of each Federal reserve "bank; and you are requested, t h e r e f o r e , to advise the Board what i s your present p r a c t i c e i n . t h i s respect and whether t h i s p r a c t i c e has "been .consistently f o l lowed i n the p a s t . In t h i s connection also please s t a t e whether the l i s t s of candidates are mailed to a l l voting member "banks at the same time, in which event they may reach the "banks on d i f f e r ent dates, or whether they are mailed at d i f f e r e n t times according X-7036 to a schedule which w i l l cause them to "be received "by a l l voting member 'banks on the same d a t e . If i t i s your custom to send the l i s t s of candidates to the voting member tanks "by r e g i s t e r e d mail, return r e c e i p t s requested, or to use any other method of obtaining information as to the dates upon which the l i s t s of candidates are a c t u a l l y received by the banks, a statement as to your p r a c t i c e in t h i s regard w i l l be appreciated. After the information requested on t h i s subject has been received from a l l Federal reserve banks, the Federal Reserve Board w i l l give consideration to the matter with a view to securing a uniformity of procedure on these p o i n t s , i f t h i s seems d e s i r a b l e . The Board w i l l be glad to have any comments or suggestions which you may care to submit i n t h i s connection. By order of the Federal Reserve Board* Very t r u l y yours, Chester M o r r i l l , Secretary. ®) THE CHAIRMEN OF ALL FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS.
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