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... cast 10 % or more of the total vote of the town at the last general election , a sufficient number of copies to supply the chairman or clerk of each political primary or caucus to be held before the making of the next enrollment list ...
... cast 10 % or more of the total vote of the town at the last general election , a sufficient number of copies to supply the chairman or clerk of each political primary or caucus to be held before the making of the next enrollment list ...
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... cast in the legislature a number of votes proportionate to the number of electors supporting him at the polls . Those voting for unsuccessful candidates may trans- fer their support to successful candidates . This system defeats the ...
... cast in the legislature a number of votes proportionate to the number of electors supporting him at the polls . Those voting for unsuccessful candidates may trans- fer their support to successful candidates . This system defeats the ...
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... cast by the number of members to be elected . Thus , if a total of 50,000 votes is cast to elect five representatives , 10,000 would be the electoral quota . [ See laws of Cuba , Denmark , Fribourg , Neuchâtel , Zug ] The Droop Quota is ...
... cast by the number of members to be elected . Thus , if a total of 50,000 votes is cast to elect five representatives , 10,000 would be the electoral quota . [ See laws of Cuba , Denmark , Fribourg , Neuchâtel , Zug ] The Droop Quota is ...
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... casts but one vote and expresses no preferences . The transfer of votes is left to the candidates , who transfer their surplus votes , or those over the elec- toral quota , and their insufficient votes , or those under such quota , to ...
... casts but one vote and expresses no preferences . The transfer of votes is left to the candidates , who transfer their surplus votes , or those over the elec- toral quota , and their insufficient votes , or those under such quota , to ...
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... casts all its preferential votes in the same order . If they be distributed equally among the candidates one party may ... cast for one of its candidates , and count both for that candidate and for the party as a whole . [ See law of ...
... casts all its preferential votes in the same order . If they be distributed equally among the candidates one party may ... cast for one of its candidates , and count both for that candidate and for the party as a whole . [ See law of ...
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Page 26 - All taxes shall be uniform, upon the same class of subjects, within the territorial limits of the authority levying the tax, and shall be levied and collected under general laws...
Page 13 - Corporations for municipal purposes shall not be created by special laws; but the Legislature, by general laws, shall provide for the incorporation, organization, and classification, in proportion to population, of cities and towns, which laws may be altered, amended, or repealed.
Page 33 - The General Assembly shall provide by law for a uniform and equal rate of assessment and taxation ; and shall prescribe such regulations as shall secure a just valuation for taxation of all property, both real and personal, excepting such only for municipal, educational, literary, scientific, religious or charitable purposes, as may be specially exempted by law.
Page 1 - The general assembly shall provide such revenue as may be needful by levying a tax, by valuation, so that every person and corporation shall pay a tax in proportion to the value of his, her or its property...
Page 20 - All property shall be taxed according to its value, that value to be ascertained in such manner as the Legislature shall direct, so that taxes shall be equal and uniform throughout the State.
Page 33 - Corporations may be formed under general laws, but shall not be created by the Legislative Assembly by special laws. The Legislative Assembly shall not enact, amend or repeal any charter or act of incorporation for any municipality, city or town. The legal voters of every city and town are hereby granted power to enact and amend their municipal charter, subject to the Constitution and criminal laws of the State of Oregon...
Page 23 - ... always be in harmony with and subject to the Constitution and laws of the State of Minnesota.
Page 35 - Such charter may be amended by proposals therefor submitted by the legislative authority of such city to the electors thereof at any general election after notice of said submission, published as above specified, and ratified by a majority of the qualified electors voting thereon. In submitting any such charter, or amendment thereto, any alternate article or proposition may be presented for the choice of the voters, and may be voted on separately without prejudice to others.
Page 15 - A copy of such charter, certified by the mayor or chief executive officer, and authenticated by the seal of such city, setting forth the submission of such charter to the electors and its ratification by them, shall, after the approval of such...