Voting slips for the establishment of one unifying Institute were handed out to sisters in every Sisters of Mercy community in the country, Guam, Jamaica, and the Philippines.
Title: Institute Ballot / Date: 1988 / Creator: Sisters of Mercy, Portland Community / Description: These ballots were sent out to the twenty-five Sisters of Mercy communities in the United States. The voting determined if a community was favorable to join together in one Institute. / Source: Portland Regional Community Collection / Additional Information: (c) Mercy Heritage Center, Institute of the Sisters of Mercy of the Americas
Founding the Institute 