SECTION MANDAMUS (Continued) may be issued to compel proper officer to swear in person will lie to compel election officers to perform certain min- also to compel obedience to judgment of ouster.. 328 320, 329 330 will lie to compel the performance of ministerial duties.... 331 331, 332 decision of canvassing officers will not be collaterally re- 333 will not lie to control board in deciding certain questions.. 333 336 also to compel a declaration of result of election...... 337 338 will not in general lie to compel issuing of commission to a for representatives in congress, power of congress to regu- cannot accept an office under U. S. without vacating his seat. member elect may hold disqualifying office.. MENTAL CAPACITY OF VOTER 241, 242 241 55 56 95 granted by clerk without order of court, void.. admission of voter concerning... voter cannot generally be required to produce certificate of NATURALIZED CITIZEN children of, born abroad are citizens... for adjournment of election, who to judge ..... 115 NEW JERSEY CASE IN CONGRESS erroneous rule laid down in.. 218 NOTE given for a wager void except in hands of innocent holder. 150 193 NOTICE of election..... of special election.... want of, must in general have changed the result..... to the great body of voters, necessary of election, to fill vacancy. NOTICE OF CONTEST must be given in time...... .... .138, 139, 176 276 OFFICE qualifications for, not covered by certificate of election..... qualifications for, how fixed.............. where the holder of is presumed to reside.. vacancy in, appointment to fill when vacated by acceptance of another office vacancy in, power to fill, does not imply power to create dueling as a disqualification for alien may not hold, but may be elected to. prima facie right to (see chap. 4) OFFICER executive cannot consider questions of fraud...... SECTION 223 222 204 226 230 237 238 251 253 256 258 213, 554 236 when an officer may hold until successor is qualified........... authorized to take testimony in contested election cases in their qualifications, powers and duties (see chap. 2) they cannot reject returns 314 163 .... .75, 76, 77, 78, 79 81, 554 81, 554 required to send abstract of return may send original. 99 163 174, 554 SECTION OFFICERS OF ELECTION (Continued) failure to take oath...... 305 their civil liability for misconduct in office (see chap. 11) for what acts liable in damages.... 494 in general guided by statutory directions...... 501 offer of voter to take oath generally entitles him to vote... 501, 502 501 officer liable for omitting name of voter from the list.. proof that officers knew voter differed from them in politics 506 507 distinction between fraud by them and by others rules concerning........ ORGANIZATION of legislative bodies (see chap. 12) ORGANIZED TERRITORY when abolished by the formation of a state within its limits 173 PLACE OF HOLDING ELECTIONS (see chap. 3) change of, from necessity.. place and time are of the substance of the election.. when governor may fix .... PLURALITY generally sufficient to elect... POLICE REGULATIONS POLLING PLACES evils resulting from overcrowding.. remedy by multiplication of.. POLLS 115 135 176 197 190 558 559 how long to be kept open .... 103, 140 PRACTICE IN CONTESTED ELECTION CASES once regularly closed cannot be re-opened.. effect of deviation from hours fixed for opening and closing POPULAR VOTE what questions may be decided by (see chap. 6, also see evidence, illegal votes, jurisdiction, information in nature of quo warranto. 103 140 140 142 ..152, 547, 548, 549 vote of acting Vice President Wade, on impeachment of 268 what information for quo warranto must show.. 269 importance of showing for whom illegal votes were cast... |