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Hartsfield's Landing Primary Ballot Box

Sturdy wooden sentinel squats beneath the bold 'America's first primary' banner in Hartsfield's Landing town hall, jaws gaping to devour folded ballots plunged by voters—Claire and Diana Abernathy stride forward, Barney Braddock follows, 18-year-old Lillian Braddock beams as first-timer—applause erupts like thunder, each thud echoing raw democracy's pulse on midnight television screens flickering in White House frenzy.

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S3E14 · Hartsfield's Landing

Bartlet Exits Bullpen as Hartsfield's Primary Triumph Fades to Credits

Ballot box under 'America's first primary' banner receives votes from Abernathys and Braddocks on TV feed—each drop triggering crowd cheers—symbolizing untainted electoral heart beating remotely against superpower brinkmanship, focal prop in coda's democratic affirmation.

Before: Empty or partially filled, positioned at counter

After: Receives multiple ballots, swelling with primary's first votes

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S3E14 · Hartsfield's Landing

Hartsfield's Landing: Pure Democracy's Midnight Triumph

Ballot box receives folded votes from Claire and Diana Abernathy, Barney Braddock, and Lillian Braddock in sequence under the banner on live TV; as sturdy wooden repository, it embodies raw democracy's mechanical heart, each thud catalyzing applause and White House catharsis.

Before: Empty or partially filled, positioned under banner at polling counter

After: Augmented with four new ballots, sealed in ritual completion

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