Imágenes de páginas
PDF
EPUB

ABODE, TEMPORARY

effect of votin at place of.

ALMSHOUSE

when residence of pauper..

ANNEXATION OF FOREIGN TERRITORY
effect of upon the citizens thereof.......

of foreign state, effect upon the citizens thereof..

ARREST

privilege from, of voter.

APPLICATION FOR NATURALIZATION

must be made in open court.

ACTS OFFICIAL

[ocr errors]

of election officers defacto, valid...

34

42

51

151

[ocr errors]

of canvassing and returning officers when prima facie cor-
rect.

time of performance, when not material.
ADJOURNMENT OF ELECTION

when valid......

necessity of, who shall be the judge of.

by sheriff under statute for three days..
ADMISSION

of voter as to his naturalization....

AMENDMENT

of record of vote.

of pleadings in contested election cases.
must be made without delay....

AUTHORITIES

[merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][ocr errors][merged small][merged small][merged small][ocr errors]

to show the effect of irregularities in the conduct of an
election..

[merged small][merged small][merged small][ocr errors][merged small]
[merged small][merged small][ocr errors]

ACCEPTANCE OF OFFICE UNDER U. S.

by member of Congress...

vacates office previously held, when..

ABANDONMENT

[merged small][ocr errors]
[merged small][ocr errors][ocr errors][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small]

APPOINTMENT

of messenger to deliver statement of votes to clerk, need

[merged small][ocr errors][merged small]

ANSWER

to notice of contest under act of Congress, how served...
ARMED TROOPS

not to be brought to place of election unless to repel ene-

[merged small][ocr errors][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small]

394

...(appendix, p. 406.)
.418, 419, 420, 421, 422

of certifying officers, when all must sign certificate.....
of returning officers cannot stop with a partial canvass...
of election officers, power ends with their final adjourn-
ment...

[blocks in formation]

of certifying officers, certificate of, must be signed by
majority at least....

158

[blocks in formation]

imperfect (see chapter seven) when deposited are beyond

[merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][ocr errors][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small]

effect of a disregard of statute requiring two to be kept at
each poll.....

159

[merged small][merged small][merged small][ocr errors][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small]
[ocr errors]

voter responsible for what is under his control..
what are "distinguishing marks"

statute requiring name of office to be endorsed.
description applicable to two offices.....

[ocr errors]

BALLOTS, IMPERFECT (see chap. seven)

when to be counted.....

when evidence aliunde received to explain..

containing two names for same office bad as to that office
only..

containing three names, when but two are to be chosen,
or the like....

distinguishing marks upon ballot...

statute requiring white paper to be used.
what statutes of this kind are mandatory.

123

[ocr errors]

395, 396, 397

398

399

400

401

401, 402

403

404

405

405

containing a smaller number of names than are to be cho-

sen.

evidence aliunde for what purpose admissible.....

writing on ballot prevails over print...

406

407

408, 409

courts may hear evidence aliunde when canvassers may
not.

[merged small][merged small][merged small][ocr errors]

not necessary that name should be obliterated in order to
be stricken off....

411

printed ballots equivalent to written..

412

form of ballot must be substantially as required by statute

414

statute requiring all ballots to be numbered so as to destroy

secrecy held void....

413

mode of conducting an election when no mode is pre-
scribed.

[merged small][ocr errors][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small]

power of Congress over suffrage, extent of..

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

convention, power of to fix place of electing Representa-

tives in Congress

power to fix time of electing State officers..

CONSTITUTIONALITY

of registry laws.....

of enforcement act of Congress.

CITIZENSHIP

[ocr errors][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][ocr errors][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][ocr errors][ocr errors][ocr errors][merged small]
[blocks in formation]

CHANGE OF RESIDENCE

what constitutes...

COLLEGE

student in, place of residence.

CASTING VOTE

when it may be given by returning officer...

State cannot authorize governor and council to give in
election for Representative in Congress.

CAPACITY

mental required of a voter..

to read and write required in Mass..

to read required in Conn...

CORPORATE ELECTIONS
voting by proxy

CONGRESS

has power to regulate federal elections...

has exclusive power over naturalization....

power of, under recent amendments to protect citizens in
right to vote &c.

36

41

47

170

50

73

73

48

17

54

.12, 13, 14, 452, 453, 454

act of, relating to election of U. S, Senators (see appendix
· page 413).

member of, vacates his seat by accepting incompatible
office

member of, elect, before qualifying may hold disqualifying
office

201

...240, 241, 242

241

may provide for punishment of frauds perpetrated at fede-
ral elections

[blocks in formation]

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

CERTIFICATE OF NATURALIZATION

when issued by clerk without order of court void
voter cannot in general be required to produce at polls....
fraudulent may be set aside upon parol proof before court
prima facie evidence of citizenship....

officers of election cannot hear proof to set aside..........
but may act upon an admission of party holding, which if
true, makes it void..

350

[blocks in formation]

COLOR OF AUTHORITY-(Continued)

conviction of, when it vacates office.

conviction of infamous crime.....

when record of conviction must be produced to prevent

criminal from voting..

COLOR OF AUTHORITY

an officer of election must have....

255

229

68

80

[blocks in formation]

effect of omitting from canvass a part of the vote....

217

their decision not to be reviewed in mandamus case collat-

[merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][ocr errors][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][ocr errors][ocr errors][merged small][merged small]

214, 215

215

216

216, 217

219

220

261

287

.334, 335, 337

338

cannot be revoked

cases where neither claimant for seat in house of represen-
tatives holds....

necessary to admit a person to office in advance of investi-
gation..

house of representatives will not in prima facie case look
behind...

but will consider all that appears in certificate

[merged small][merged small][merged small][ocr errors]

effect of, when issued under mandate...

mandamus will not in general lie to compel issuance to a

particular person

« AnteriorContinuar »