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AGE

SECTION

as a qualification for voting.

AGREEMENT

to "pair off" between voters void......

ALIENS

parol proof that such have voted upon forged naturalization

papers......

naturalization generally necessary to qualify for voting....

cannot in general hold office

may be elected to office but must be naturalized before
qualifying....

ALMSHOUSE

when residence of pauper......

AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION (Fifteenth)

a limitation on the power of States to regulate suffrage....
renders null certain State laws, &c.....

AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION (Fourteenth)
powers of Congress under.....

AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION (Recent)

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powers of Congress under.........12, 13, 14, 452, 453, 454, 454a, 17a
AMENDMENT, OF RECORD OF VOTE

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

ANNEXATION OF FOREIGN TERRITORY
effect of upon the citizens thereof

of foreign State, effect upon the citizens thereof...
ANSWER

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to notice of contest under act of Congress, how served
APPLICATION FOR NATURALIZATION

must be made in open court..

APPOINTMENT

of messenger to deliver statement of votes to clerk, need

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not to be brought to place of election unless to repel ene-
mies, &c.

..(Appendix, p. 478.)

when their presence vitiates poll.................418, 419, 420, 421, 422, 422a
ASSESSORS

not liable for failure to tax unless they act wilfully......
AUTHORITIES

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to show the effect of irregularities in the conduct of an elec-
tion...

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B.

BALLOTS

imperfect, (see chapter seven) when deposited are beyond

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SECTION.

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.130, 131, 132, 133, 133a

277, 555

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279,391

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572

397a

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397a

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530

561

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

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voter cannot be compelled to disclose contents of....

persons discovering contents of by trick or artifice must not

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

repetitition of candidate's name upon....

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537

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

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description applicable to two offices....

containing a smaller number of names than are to be chosen
evidence aliunde for what purposes admissible...

405

406

407

writing on ballot prevails over print...............

408, 409

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

courts may hear evidence aliunde when canvassers may not.
placing "paster" over name on ballot.....

410

410

411

printed ballots equivalent to written ...

412

form of ballot must be substantially as required by statute
statute requiring all ballots to be numbered so as to destroy
secrecy held void........

414

413

mode of conducting an election when no mode is prescribed
BARNES vs. ADAMS

415

case of......

BETTING

on resuit of an election, illegal....

BOARD

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 adjournment
should not all be of one political party.......

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

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98

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105

561

518

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effect of omitting from canvass a part of the vote.

laterally ...

majority of, may certify upon a full canvass

their decision not to be reviewed in mandamus case col-

may be compelled to certify result..

554, 206

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CAPACITY

mental required of a voter.

to read and write reqired in Massachusetts..

to read required in Connecticut .....

CASTING VOTE

when it may be given by returning officer.......

State cannot authorize governor and council to give in elec-
tion for Representative in Congress...

CENSUS

Official report of, as evidence....

CERTIFICATE OF ELECTION; CREDENTIALS, COM-

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261

287

334, 335, 337

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cannot be revoked..

cases where neither claimant for scat in House of Represen-
tatives holds..

necessary to admit a person to office in advance of inves-
tigation

House of Representatives will not in prima facie case go behind
but will consider all that appears in certificate.

conclusiveness of ....

equity will not enjoin use of by holder

does not fix term of office...

prima facie evidence only

effect of, when issued under mandate

particular person....

...

mandamus will not in general lie to compel issuance to a

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.

issuance of, does not affect right of contest

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certificate of naturalization, prima facie evidence of.....
CLAIMANT OF OFFICE

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bound by evidence offered by him outside of his certificate
of election.....

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where record of conviction must be produced to prevent

COMMON LAW REMEDY

against the incumbent of an office by quo warranto.....

COMPROMISE

between claimants for office whether it binds constituency,
quere...

CONGRESS

has power to regulate federal clections.....

has exclusive power over naturalization....
power of, under recent amendments to protect citizens in
right to vote, &c. .....

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12, 13, 14, 17, 17a, 452, 453, 454

201

240, 241, 243

act of, relating to election of U. S. Senators (see appendix,
page 485)....

member of, vacates his seat by accepting incompatible
office..

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