October 26, 1966
Keiichi Shinkaku examines a Seiscor 240 Vote Recorder prior to a demonstration of the latest voting procedures held at the Oregon Mutual Insurance building Monday night for political party leaders and members of the press. Shinkaku is accompanied by Jack Thompson (left), director of elections for the state of Oregon and Jack Beeler (right), Yamhill County Clerk. A visitor from Oregon's sister state, Sapporo Hokkaido, Japan, where he holds a position equivalent to Oregon's director of finance and administration, Shinkaku is studying election procedures and the budget preparation process in Oregon and Washington.