A Collection of Leading Cases on the Law of Elections in the United States with Notes and References to the Latest Authorities

POWERS OF THE COURTS

Howard v. Shields, 16 Ohio St. R. 184.

EVIDENCE IN CONTESTED ELECTION CASES

People v. Pease, 27 New York 45.

EVIDENCE-REBUTTING TESTIMONY.

Reed v. Kneass.

IRREGULARITIES WILL NOT VITIATE THE POLL.

People v. Cook, 8 New York 67.

PURGING THE POLLS.

ACQUISITION OF DOMICIL .

REJECTION OF POLLS

LIMITATION

Allentown Election, 28 Leg. Int. 229.

People v. Holden, 28 Cal. 123.

Littlefield v. Green, 1 Chicago Leg. News 330.

Collings's Case, 2 Luzerne Leg. Obs. 57.

DECISION At the NEXT TERM

DIVISION OF ELECTION DISTRICT

455

Scranton Borough Election, 1 Luzerne Leg. Obs. 12.

468

Penn District Election Case.

Stevenson v. Lawrence, 1 Brewst. 131.

517

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Mann v. Cassidy, 1 Brewst. 43.

APPELLATE JURISDICTION.

REHEARING

Gibbons v. Sheppard, 65 Penn. St. R. 20..

EFFECT OF COMMISSION

Gibbons v. Sheppard, 2 Brewst. 117.

FAILURE TO ELECT

Ewing v. Thompson, 43 Penn. St. R. 372.

COMPENSATION OF ELECTION OFFICERS

INFLUENCING ELECTIONS

Salter v. County of Philadelphia, 1 Phila. 255.

CONGRESSIONAL LEGISLATION

United States v. Quinn, 3 Am. Law Times 180.

FEES OF OFFICE PENDING A CONTEST

Mayfield v. Moore, 3 Chicago Leg. News 114.

INJUNCTIONS

582

Commonwealth v. County Commissioners, 5 Rawle 75.

590

Jackson v. Walker, 5 Hill 27.

Lawrence v. Knight, 1 Brewst. 67.

MANDAMUS TO ELECT

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Lamb v. Lynd, 44 Penn. St. R. 336.

Duffield's Case.

QUO WARRANTO

ORGANIZATION OF MUNICIPAL LEGISLATIVE BODIES.

Kerr v. Trego, 47 Penn. St. R. 292.

VACANCY IN OFFICE.

Commonwealth v. Garrigues, 28 Penn. St. R. 9.

Commonwealth v. Meeser, 44 Penn. St. R. 341.

TERM OF OFFICE

51 Lewis's Case, 29 Penn. St. R. 518.

Commonwealth v. Hanley, 9 Penn. St. R. 513.

ELECTIONS TO FILL VACANCIES

Foster v. Scarff, 15 Ohio St. R. 532.

ELECTION Of Judges

Commonwealth v. Conyngham, 3 Brewst. 214.

CRIMINAL PROSECUTIONS FOR ILLEGAL VOTING

Commonwealth v. Aglar, Thach. Cr. Cas. 412.

REQUISITES OF INDICTMENT FOR ILLEGAL VOTING

State v. Moore, 3 Dutcher 105.

INDICTMENTS AGAINST ELECTION OFFICERS

Commonwealth v. Miller, 2 Pars. 480.

WAGERS UPON ELECTIONS.

Laval v. Myers, 1 Bailey 486.

APPENDIX

Cumulative Voting.

TABLE OF CASES.

Acker, Jansen v., 23 Wend. 480

Acorn, The, 2 Abbott U. S. Rep. 434

Acton, People v., 48 Barb. 524

Adams, Case of, Cush. Elect. Cas. 391.

Adams, Ely v., 19 Johns. 313.

Adams, Root v., 1 Cong. Elect. Cas. 271

Adams, State v., 2 Stew. 231, 239

Adams v. Wilson, 1 Cong. Elect. Cas. 373

Adams v. Wooldridge, 4 Ill. 255

Addison, United States v., 6 Wall. 291

Aglar, Commonwealth v., Thach. Cr. Cas. 412

Albany, City of, Hadley v., 33 N. Y. 603

Albin, Ensworth v., 46 Mo. 453

Albin, State v., 44 Mo. 346

Aldermen, Conway v., 2 Brewst. 134

Allegheny Bridge Co., Commonwealth v., 20 Penn. St. R. 185

51, 244, 286, 383, 589, 664

413

Allen v. Hearn, 1 T. R. 56

Allen, Page v., 58 Penn. St. R. 338

Allen, People v., 6 Wend. 486

Allentown Election, 28 Leg. Int. 229

Almeida, United States v., Whart. Prec. § 1061

Amedy, United States v., 11 Wheat. 408

Amherst, Granby v., 7 Mass. 1

Anderson v. Baker, 23 Md. 531

Anderson v. Milliken, 9 Ohio St. R. 568.

Anderson, State v., Coxe 318.

Andrews v. Herne, 1 Lev. 33.

Andrews, Snyder v., 6 Barb. 48

Ankeny, Jeffries v., 11 Ohio 372
Anon., 1 Wils. 256

Anon, 1 Brewst. 158

Anon., 1 Brewst. 182

Anon., 2 Brewst. 144

Anon., Com. Pleas, Phila., Oct. 1848

Armstrong v. Miller

695

733, 735

470, 471

27, 64, 82, 98, 193

50, 194
728,

150

729

429

737

611

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A Collection of Leading Cases on the Law of Elections in the United States ...