Laws Relating to Elections: To and Including Acts of 1907Wright & Potter Printing Company, state printers, 1907 - 201 pages |
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annual meeting annual state election annual town meeting applicant appointed assessed assessors assistant registrar ballot box ballot clerks ballots cast board of registrars Boston the election candidates caucus officers certificates of nomination chairman chosen city and town city clerk city election city offices city or town clerk or election commonwealth convention copies court delegates designation district duties elec election commissioners election officers filed filled forthwith guard rail held ination least mittee moderator nomination papers notice number of votes o'clock oath official ballots police officer political committee poll tax polling place precinct or town presidential electors presiding officer primary or election printed punished by imprisonment qualified received records of votes recount register of deeds registrars of voters sealed secretary selectmen statement therein thereof thereto tion town clerk town committee town election town officers transmit treasurer vacancy voting lists voting machines voting precincts ward or town Whoever wilfully
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Page 115 - ... sealed to the seat of government of the United States, directed to the President of the Senate. The President of the Senate shall, in the presence of the Senate and House of Representatives, open all the certificates, and the votes shall then be counted.
Page 131 - ... one for the term of one year, one for the term of two years, and one for the term of three years ; and one member of said board shall be elected annually thereafter, who shall hold his office for three years.
Page 122 - A number of electors of President and Vice President equal to the whole number of Senators and Representatives in Congress to which the District would be entitled if it were a State, but in no event more than the least populous State...
Page 143 - ... shall be punished by a fine of not less than ten or more than fifty dollars for each offense.
Page 121 - ... their attendance may be enforced in the same manner, and they shall be subject to the same penalties as if served with a subpoena in behalf of the commonwealth in a criminal prosecution pending before such court or trial justice.
Page 100 - If a voter marks more names than there are persons to be elected to an office, or if, for any reason, it is impossible to determine the voter's choice for any office to be filled, his ballot shall not be counted for such office.
Page 149 - ... hold office for the term of three years and until his successor is appointed and qualified...
Page 70 - ... the vacancy may be filled, if the nomination was made by a convention or caucus, in such manner as the convention or caucus may have...
Page 86 - ... persons to be elected to such office, in which the voter may insert the name of any person not printed on the ballot for whom he desires to vote as candidate for such office.
Page 116 - ... knowingly receive a payment or promise of payment, or enter or cause the same to be entered in the accounts or records of such committee, in any name other than that of the person or persons by whom it is made.