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SECONDARY EVIDENCE

of true state of the vote, may be received if return be set

aside.......

SECRECY OF BALLOT

importance of preserving....

voter cannot be compelled to disclose....

nor will person learning it by trick be permitted to dis-

close it....

SENATORS IN CONGRESS

their election..."

regulation of their election..

qualifications of.......

SECTION

303, 304

194, 195

195

195

.161, 164, 165

201

246

247, 248

534

tenure of, under executive appointment..

act of congress regulating election of (Appendix, p. 486.)
vacancy, how filled

....

SERVICE OF NOTICE

of contest, under act of congress, how made and proved...
SOLDIERS

394

in U. S. army, when and where they may vote.
cannot gain residence at military post....
validity of statutes allowing them to vote in field..

41

58

112, 113

not to be quartered at or near election..

419

act of congress on this subject (Appendix, p. 478.)

when their presence will vitiate election. .417,418,419,420,421,422,422a
SUBSCRIPTION

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STATE COURTS

may refuse to grant naturalization....

STATE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION

power of as to fixing place of election of representatives to
congress

STATE LEGISLATURE

cannot add to constitutional qualifications of voters
may enact a registry law.....

may prescribe a test oath of loyalty for voters.

. 109, 110, 111

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31, 32

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173

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STATE LEGISLATURE (Continued)

power of, to fix place of election for representatives in con-
gress......

cannot re-consider election of U. S. Senator.

cannot add to qualifications of federal officers..

STATE OFFICE

qualifications for, how fixed....

SECTION

.109, 110, 111

161

227, 228

226

STATUTES

excluding from suffrage, idiots, lunatics, paupers and illit-

erate persons...

conferring large powers upon election officers....

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regulating conduct of elections (See Chapter 14.)

importance of revision of......

defects in existing......

556

.567, 568, 570, 571

regulating form and size of ballot....

fixing time for performance of official act.

572
88

making provisions concerning elections.

...126, 127, 128, 129

requiring all votes to be given in presence of high sheriff..
authorizing overseers of elections.....

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in contested election case under act of congress, how
served, &c. ....

394

SUPERVISORS OF ELECTION

their duties under enforcement acts of congress (Appen-
dix, p. 481.)

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payment of as a qualification for voting.....

TENURE (See Chapter 5.)

when the acceptance of an office requires change of resi-
dence

tenure of office of senators in congress by appointment..

of officer holding during good behavior...

how dependent upon will of incumbent...

term of office not affected by death of incumbent...

230

247, 248

254

260

261

a person receiving a minority of votes is not elected although

the person receiving a majority be disqualified. .231,232,233,234,235

TENURE (Continued)

when officer may hold until successor is chosen and quali-
fied......

member of congress forfeits his seat by accepting disquali-

fying office.....

but a member elect may hold such an office...

cases of General Blair and General Schenck.

right of resignation.....

alien may not hold office of senator in congress.

TERRITORIES

residents upon military reservation within

elections within such reservation.....

residents within Indian reservation..

TESTIMONY IN CONTESTED ELECTION CASES

when and how taken under act of congress...

TEST OATH

as a qualification for voting...

TEST QUESTIONS

SECTION

236, 237

..238, 239, 240

241, 243

242

244

246

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may be put to voter..

the character of questions to be put.......

TIME, PLACE AND MANNER OF HOLDING ELEC-

TIONS (See Chapter 3.)

time and place must be fixed by law......

109.

statutes allowing soldiers to vote out of State..109, 110, 111, 112, 113
place of election for representative in congress.
power of state constitutional convention to fix.
place and time for election of state officers....
statutory provisions as to time and place mandatory...
effect of change of time and place......

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formal notice of election not always required....
cases where the law fixes time and place ...
when want of notice, is fatal to election....
notice of special election to fill vacancy.

statutory regulation necessary..

change of place by vote of town mecting..

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statutes requiring separate boxes for state and federal tickets 130, 159

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when voter may be excused from offering his vote....

134

TIME, PLACE AND MANNER OF HOLDING ELEC-

TIONS (Continued)

SECTION

failure to mention a vacancy in a proclamation for election
effect of deviation from the hours fixed for keeping open
the polls....

139

140

votes cast after legal hours...

141

congress to regulate

return not conclusive......

rules as to opening, keeping open and closing the polls....
manner of choosing representatives in congress, power of

right of congress to require election by districts.
return may be made after time fixed...

use of money to influence election..

what contracts touching elections are void, and what
not...

what questions may be submitted to a popular vote.
when a partial return is bad..

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144

145

145

146, 147

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return must be proven genuine, if not sent through author-
ized channel.......

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election of senator in congress, cannot be re-considered....

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no election can be held if there is no authority to fix time
and place.....

177

178

power of military governor to fix time and place..
congressional district, which elects a representative, though
afterwards divided, must fill vacancy occurring within the

term

statute requiring all votes to be given in presence of high
sheriff...

effect of proof, which renders it impossible to decide who
is elected..

fraud by election officers...

when registry laws applies to special elections...

179, 180

181

182

184, 185
186

TIME, PLACE AND MANNER OF HOLDING ELEC

TIONS (Continued)

officers to be chosen at "general election"....

SECTION

effect of voting for one, when two are to be chosen...
effect of unconstitutional police regulations..

187, 188
189

190

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contract to aid in another's election, when void.

193

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voter cannot be required to disclose contents of ballot....

195

nor can another who learned the fact by trick.......
how contents of ballot may be proven....

195

196

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disregard of essential requirements of the law, when fatal..

199

what provisions of statute are mandatory..

200

the election of senators in congress...

201

act of congress regulating (Appendix, p. 485.)

effect of recognition by congress of the re-organization of

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election of, by rival bodies

regulation of the election of.

must be chosen according to the act of congress.

act of congress regulating election of (appendix, p. 485)

UNMARRIED PERSONS

when "heads of families".

domicile of... .. . . ..

USE OF MONEY

to influence elections..

161

161

201

201, 203

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71

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