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The Voter's Guide, a Digest of the Election Laws of Pennsylvania: A Complete ... John Oscar Emrich No preview available - 2016 |
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1st District affidavit aforesaid Allegheny County alternate delegate amended appoint ballot box Ballot Check List boroughs and townships candidates class cities clerks common pleas Commonwealth county commissioners court of common Court of Quarter cross-mark desires to vote dollars duties election district election expenses election officers entitled filed guard rail John Stiles judge of election least list of voters minority inspector misdemeanor National party convention nomination papers nomination petition number of ballots number of votes oath official ballots P. L. Act party ballot party officers person political appellation political committee political party polling place Presidential electors primary election printed prothonotary qualified electors Quarter Sessions receive registered registrars repealed residence return board return judges Robert Blair Secretary sentenced to pay sheriff signers Spring primary straight party stubs tally papers therein thereof tion United United States Senator Vacancies votes cast Voting Check List voting room ward watchers
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Page 10 - For the purpose of voting, no person shall be deemed to have gained or lost a residence by reason of his presence or absence while employed in the service of the United States...
Page 72 - No Senator or Representative shall, during the time for which he shall have been elected, be appointed to any civil office of profit under this state, which shall have been created, or the emoluments of which shall have been increased during such term, except such offices as may be filled by elections by the people.
Page 70 - No member of Congress from this State, nor any person holding or exercising any office or appointment of trust or profit under the United States, shall at the same time hold or exercise any office in this State to which a salary, fees, or perquisites shall be attached. The General Assembly may, by law, declare what offices are incompatible.
Page 147 - ... accompanied by a statement under oath that the same have been so prepared and furnished by him, and that the original ballots have so failed to be received, or have been so...
Page 34 - ¡udqes thereof; the General Assembly shall, by general law, designate the courts and judges by whom the several classes of election contests shall be tried, and regulate the manner of trial and all matters incident thereto...
Page 153 - ... or specimen ballot printed or posted for the instruction of voters, or who shall during an election wilfully remove or destroy any of the supplies or conveniences furnished to enable a voter to prepare his ballot, or shall wilfully hinder the voting of others, shall be punished by fine of not less than five dollars nor more than one hundred dollars.
Page 12 - ... vote, or for the withholding thereof, and any elector who shall receive or agree to receive, for himself or for another, any money, reward, or other valuable consideration for his vote...
Page 88 - It is unlawful for any national bank, or any corporation organized by authority of any law of Congress, to make a contribution or expenditure in connection with any election to any political office...
Page 108 - State one year, and in the election district where he offers to vote, ten days immediately preceding such election, and within two years paid a State or county tax, which shall have been assessed at least ten days before the election, shall enjoy the rights of an elector.
Page 83 - Each elector signing a nomination paper shall add to his signature his place of residence and occupation, and no person may subscribe to more than one nomination for each office to be filled.