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... Voters , and Election Officials . H.R. 12290 , H.R 17186 . Term of Office of President . H.J.Res . 366 . To Amend Federal Corrupt Practices Act , 1925. H.R. 15341 . 70th Congress : Proposed Constitutional Amendments Re- lating to the ...
... Voters , and Election Officials . H.R. 12290 , H.R 17186 . Term of Office of President . H.J.Res . 366 . To Amend Federal Corrupt Practices Act , 1925. H.R. 15341 . 70th Congress : Proposed Constitutional Amendments Re- lating to the ...
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... voters of the district , nor of expenditure beyond the limit prescribed by law . In the end the contestant restricted his contentions to matters of failure to comply with statutory requirements . After notice of contest had been filed ...
... voters of the district , nor of expenditure beyond the limit prescribed by law . In the end the contestant restricted his contentions to matters of failure to comply with statutory requirements . After notice of contest had been filed ...
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... voters . Take the State of New York , there is no limit as to the expenditure , and under the Federal act the ... voter for the total number of votes cast for all can- didates for said office at the last general or special election . Mr ...
... voters . Take the State of New York , there is no limit as to the expenditure , and under the Federal act the ... voter for the total number of votes cast for all can- didates for said office at the last general or special election . Mr ...
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... voters , and I think that his opponents should have an equal opportunity to reply . Mr. Phillips has prepared an amendment which I think is a good idea : In case any political , social , educational , or religious society , association ...
... voters , and I think that his opponents should have an equal opportunity to reply . Mr. Phillips has prepared an amendment which I think is a good idea : In case any political , social , educational , or religious society , association ...
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... voters ; and if that be the case , why the necessity of furnishing the opposition this literature or a copy of this statement ? Of course there would be no objection to it , as far as I can see . Mr. CABLE . They shoot it out the last ...
... voters ; and if that be the case , why the necessity of furnishing the opposition this literature or a copy of this statement ? Of course there would be no objection to it , as far as I can see . Mr. CABLE . They shoot it out the last ...
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Page 21 - Section 4 The Congress may by law provide for the case of the death of any of the persons from whom the House of Representatives may choose a President whenever the right of choice shall have devolved upon them...
Page 13 - Joint Resolution. Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States...
Page 18 - The terms of the President and Vice President shall end at noon on the 20th day of January, and the terms of Senators and Representatives at noon on the 3rd day of January, of the years in which such terms would have ended if this article had not been ratified: and the terms of their successors shall then begin.
Page 22 - Although an emergency may not call into life a power which has never lived, nevertheless emergency may afford a reason for the exertion of a living power already enjoyed.
Page 44 - And they shall make distinct lists of all persons voted for as President and of all persons voted for as Vice...
Page 16 - President; a quorum for the purpose shall consist of two-thirds of the whole number of Senators, and a majority of the whole number shall be necessary to a choice. But no person constitutionally ineligible to the office of President shall be eligible to that of Vice President of the United States.
Page 8 - It was equally desirable, that the immediate election should be made by men most capable of analyzing the qualities adapted to the station, and acting under circumstances favorable to deliberation and to a judicious combination of all the reasons and inducements that were proper to govern their choice. A small number of persons, selected by their fellow citizens from the general mass will be most likely to possess the information and discernment requisite to so complicated an investigation.
Page 7 - Congress passed an act declaring, section 12, "that the term of four years for which a President and Vice President shall be elected shall in all cases commence on the 4th day of March next succeeding the day on which the votes of the electors shall have been given.