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CONGRESS (Continued)

members of, elect, before qualifying may hold disqualifying
office.......

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may provide for punishment of frauds perpetrated at federal
elections.

SECTION

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house may on its own motion investigate a member's elec-

CONSTITUTIONAL

tion....

CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT

change of, after an election and before vacancy.

the district which elects must fill vacancy.

power of Congress over suffrage, extent of

350

179

180

1, 2

amendments (recent) power of Congress under....15, 16, 18, 19, 17a
privilege of voting, how waived.......

convention, power of to fix place of electing Representatives

in Congress..

power to fix time of electing State officers
CONSTITUTIONALITY

of registry laws....

of enforcement act of Congress...

CONSTRUCTION OF ELECTION LAWS

should be favorable to the voter....

CONTENTS OF BALLOT

how proven...

CONTEST

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required to set aside commission.....

210

must be made as provided by statute..

285a

cases of, in House of Representatives United States, rules

against public policy.

to aid a candidate, when void..

governing pleading and practice in.....

right of not impaired by issuance of certificate of election.
CONTRACTS

tending to influence voters void....

to provide liquors, to influence voters, void

to "pair off" between voters void.

CONTESTED ELECTION CASES

practice and evidence in (See Chapter Six) pleading in under

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542

146, 147

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illegal voters required to testify as to how they voted...

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excluded in Kansas..........

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their acts valid ....

DEFACTO OFFICERS OF ELECTION

DELEGATE IN CONGRESS

cannot be elected by the people of an unorganized territory

in anticipation of admission as a State....

law and decisions relating to......

DELEGATION

.... 75, 76, 77, 78, 79

151

172

..30, 160, 173

of legislative power to the people........

152

DEPOSITIONS

when and how taken in contested clection cases in Con-

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of contents of ballot cannot be compelled...

except when cast illegally............

DISFRANCHISEMENT

as a punishment for crime

DISLOYALTY

of member of Congress elect.......

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DISQUALIFYING OFFICE

acceptance of, vacates previous office

DISREGARD OF LAW

when fatal to election ....

DISTRICT-CONGRESSIONAL

change of, after election and before vacancy.

DISSOLUTION

of election board ends its authority.

DISTINGUISHING MARKS UPON BALLOT

what are

DOMICILE

synonymous with residence

of unmarried person....

meaning of discussed (Appendix p. 496)....

DUELING

as a disqualification for office, and when conviction is re-

quired........

E.

SECTION.

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199,554

179, 180

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404

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ELECTIONS

federal, governed by State law...

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for Representative in Congress, power of Congress to regu-

late.....

held within military reservations in territory, valid

district defined....

special, who may vote at..........

power of legislature to regulate, extent of.

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officers of. their qualifications, power and duties (See Chap-

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certificate of election, may be issued after the time named
in statute..

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must be based on full canvass

98

officer of, liable under act of Congress for issuing false cer-
tificate.

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board, cannot re-organize after a final adjournment.

Governor of State not an officer of, under statute...

no power over ballot after it is deposited in box

for representative in Congress, place of.....

time, place and manner of holding elections (see chapter 3)

of State officers, time and place..

changing time or place, effect of.

notice of elections

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ELECTIONS (Continued)

election of Representatives in Congress by State at large in

violation of act of Congress....

use of money to influence

wager as to result of, illegal....

...

of U. S. Senator cannot be reconsidered by legislature.....
adjournment of, by sheriff, for three days, under statute...
legislature may adopt rules concerning election of United
States Senators....

SECTION

143, 144

146, 147

149

161

162

164

both houses must participate in such an election in their
organized capacity ....

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officers of elections, errors of, when and how corrected.... 167, 168

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of representatives in congress, power of military governor.
when proof leaves, result of, in doubt.

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votes must be cast in manner provided by law......

446

those who may, and do not vote, bound by result......... 445, 446
where the great body of voters have no opportunity to vote,
the election void....

447

in what cases those who attend and vote have the right to
decide...

448

when legal vote can be ascertained and counted, in spite of
frauds....

456

in what cases equity will relieve against frauds...............
effect of rejection of part of the polls for violence or intim-
idation....

458

425 to 429

importance of securing fairness, freedom, &c., of....................

557

ELECTION OFFICERS, THEIR CIVIL LIABILITY
FOR MISCONDUCT IN OFFICE. (Chap. 11)

liable in damages for wilful and corrupt refusal to allow a
citizen to vote, &c. ...

SECTION

494

proof of malice generally required... ...494, 495, 496, 497, 498, 500
their duties generally clearly defined by statute..

have in general little discretion......

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where voter offers to take the statutory oath, his vote must
in general be received....
but if officers believe him disqualified, they may refuse vote,
notwithstanding oath, if they can prove the oath false..
voter must ascertain after close of registry list whether his

501

501

501, 502

501

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proof that officers knew the voter differed from them in
politics...

506

presumption where question decided is difficult or doubtful
board of cannot re-organize after final adjournment.......
adoption by them of erroneous rule affecting the right of a
class of persons to vote..

507

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89

ELECTIVE FRANCHISE.

laws of the United States concerning (see appendix, p. 477)
rules for the orderly exercise of......

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ELECTORS.

qualifications of (see chap, 1)

ELIGIBILITY TO OFFICE, AND TENURE. (See chap. 5)

qualifications, how fixed...

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for representative in congress..

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residence in a particular part of district cannot be required.
state cannot add to qualifications of representatives in

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where residence of office holder is presumed to be.....

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effect of casting a majority of votes for an ineligible candi-
date......

.......231, 232, 233, 254, 235

in what cases office becomes vacant at end of term..

appointment to fill vacancy..........

acceptance by member of congress of disqualifying office

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member of congress elect may hold incompatible office... 241, 242

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