S. 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.) .... SERVICE OF NOTICE of contest, under act of congress, how made and proved... 394 in U. S. army, when and where they may vote. 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 STATE COURTS may refuse to grant naturalization.... STATE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION power of as to fixing place of election of representatives to STATE LEGISLATURE cannot add to constitutional qualifications of voters may prescribe a test oath of loyalty for voters. . 109, 110, 111 5 7 31, 32 15 173 55 STATE LEGISLATURE (Continued) power of, to fix place of election for representatives in con- 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.... 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 making provisions concerning elections. ...126, 127, 128, 129 requiring all votes to be given in presence of high sheriff.. in contested election case under act of congress, how 394 SUPERVISORS OF ELECTION their duties under enforcement acts of congress (Appen- payment of as a qualification for voting..... TENURE (See Chapter 5.) when the acceptance of an office requires change of resi- 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- 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 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 formal notice of election not always required.... statutory regulation necessary.. change of place by vote of town mecting.. statutes requiring separate boxes for state and federal tickets 130, 159 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 139 140 votes cast after legal hours... 141 congress to regulate return not conclusive...... rules as to opening, keeping open and closing the polls.... right of congress to require election by districts. use of money to influence election.. what contracts touching elections are void, and what what questions may be submitted to a popular vote. 142 143 144 145 145 146, 147 return must be proven genuine, if not sent through author- 160 election of senator in congress, cannot be re-considered.... no election can be held if there is no authority to fix time 177 178 power of military governor to fix time and place.. term statute requiring all votes to be given in presence of high effect of proof, which renders it impossible to decide who fraud by election officers... when registry laws applies to special elections... 179, 180 181 182 184, 185 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... 187, 188 190 contract to aid in another's election, when void. 193 voter cannot be required to disclose contents of ballot.... 195 nor can another who learned the fact by trick....... 195 196 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 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 59 71 ..146, 147, 192, 193, 549 |