Rogers on Elections ...Stevens and Sons, limited, 1894 - Election law |
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46 Vict 57 Vict alderman apply appointed Ballot Act ballot boxes ballot paper borough bribery burgess casual vacancy chairman charge Cirencester Corrupt and Illegal corrupt practice counterfoil county council county council elections county councillors day of December day of election Day's declaration deemed deputy returning officer disqualified elec election court election of guardians election of parish election of rural election of urban election petition enactments entitled to vote given guilty held High Court Ibid illegal practice mayor ment Municipal Corporations Municipal Corporations Act nomination paper offence official mark parish council parish councillors parish meeting parish or ward parliamentary election parochial electors payment petitioner places of abode polling agent polling districts polling places polling station poor law union presiding officer purpose qualified relating respect respondent rule rural district councillors school board thereof tion town clerk trial united parishes urban district councillors voter
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Page 323 - ... or in any other manner practise intimidation upon or against any person, in order to induce or compel such person to vote or refrain from voting, or on account of such person having voted or refrained from voting...
Page 486 - Every person who shall, directly or indirectly, by himself, or by any other person on his behalf, make any such gift, loan, offer, promise, procurement, or agreement as aforesaid, to or for any person, in order to induce such person to procure, or endeavour to procure, the return of any person to serve in Parliament, or the vote of any voter at any election : 4.
Page 597 - ... to imprisonment for any term not exceeding six months, with or without hard labour.
Page 486 - ... to or for any voter, or to or for any person on behalf of any voter, or to or for any other person, in order to induce such voter to vote or refrain from voting, or shall corruptly do any such act as aforesaid, on account of any voter having voted or refrained from voting at any election.
Page 396 - No person shall directly or indirectly induce any voter to display his ballot paper after he shall have marked the same, so as to make known to any person the name of the candidate for or against whom he has so marked his vote.
Page 580 - Any ballot paper which has not on its back the official mark, or on which votes are given to more candidates than the voter is entitled to vote for, or on which anything, except the said number on the back, is written or marked by which the voter can be identified, shall be void, and not counted (a).
Page 586 - ... it is empty, and shall then lock it up, and place his seal upon it in such manner as to prevent its being opened without breaking such seal, and shall place it in his view for the receipt of ballot papers, and keep it so locked and sealed.
Page 487 - The following persons shall also be deemed guilty of bribery, and shall be punishable accordingly:— (1.) Every voter who shall, before or during any election, directly or indirectly, by himself or any other person on his behalf, receive, agree, or contract for any money, gift, loan, or valuable consideration, office, place, or employment, for himself or for any other person, for voting or agreeing to vote, or for refraining or agreeing to refrain from voting at any election...
Page 396 - ... and shall not communicate, except for some purpose authorised by law, before the poll is closed, to any person any information as to the name or number on the register of voters of any elector who has or has not applied for a ballot paper or voted at that station...
Page 486 - Every person who advances, or pays, or causes to be paid, any money to or to the use of any other person, with the intent...