Registration and Election Laws of the State of Delaware, Incorporating Recent Amendments Thereto |
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Page 152 - ... whose right to the office is contested, which, if taken from him, 'would reduce the number of his legal votes below the number of votes given to some other person for the same office, after deducting therefrom the illegal votes which may be shown to have been given to such other person.
Page 16 - ... no person in the military, naval, or marine service of the United States shall be considered a resident of this state, by being stationed in any garrison, barrack, or military or naval place or station within this state...
Page 152 - When the person whose right is contested has given to any elector or inspector, judge, or clerk of the election, any bribe or reward, or has offered any such bribe or reward for the purpose of procuring his election, or has committed any other offense against the elective franchise defined in title four, part one, of the Penal Code. 4. On account of illegal votes.— 1875-100.
Page 16 - State one year next preceding an election, and for the last four months a resident of the county and for the last thirty days a resident of the election district in which he may offer his vote, shall be entitled to vote at such election in the election district of which he shall at the time be a resident...
Page 36 - That all acts or parts of acts inconsistent herewith be, and the same are hereby, repealed.
Page 72 - Board to which such act, ordinance, or resolution shall have been so returned, shall, after the expiration of not less than ten days thereafter, proceed to reconsider the same. If, after such reconsideration, a majority of the members elected to the Board shall agree to...
Page 146 - States, prior to the ordinary period, as hereinafter specified, electors shall be appointed in each State for the election of a President and Vice President of the United States...
Page 17 - ... not paid, offered or promised to pay, contributed, offered or promised to contribute to another, to be paid or used, any money or other valuable thing as a compensation or reward for the giving or withholding a vote at such election...
Page 82 - Not more than one person shall be permitted to occupy any booth at one time; and no person shall remain in or occupy a booth longer than may be necessary to prepare his ballot and, in no event, longer than five minutes.
Page 59 - Sec. 2. No person who shall receive, accept or offer to receive, or pay, offer or promise to pay, contribute, offer or promise to contribute to another, to be paid or used, any money or other valuable thing as a compensation or reward for the giving or withholding a vote at an election, or who shall make any promise to influence the giving or withholding any such vote, or who shall make or become directly or indirectly interested...