Minority Or Proportional Representation: Its Nature, Aims, History, Processes, and Practical OperationUnited States Publishing Company, 1872 - 165 pagini |
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Pagina 8
... election permits them to obtain it ; and such is not the case now . The main idea of the current electoral system is , that a country is to be laid off into certain geographical districts , each containing as nearly as possible the same ...
... election permits them to obtain it ; and such is not the case now . The main idea of the current electoral system is , that a country is to be laid off into certain geographical districts , each containing as nearly as possible the same ...
Pagina 9
... election for the 20,001 voters , and gives A. the seat . Elections have actually been carried in this way , and " the import- ance of a vote " has thus become a saying in politics . Ordi- narily , of course , the difference between the ...
... election for the 20,001 voters , and gives A. the seat . Elections have actually been carried in this way , and " the import- ance of a vote " has thus become a saying in politics . Ordi- narily , of course , the difference between the ...
Pagina 11
... elections for the Forty - first Congress , 1868-9 , the thirty - seven States then voting , it being the first general Congressional election since 1860 , the total vote was 6,076,413 ; and once more 58 per cent . , or 3,524,335 votes ...
... elections for the Forty - first Congress , 1868-9 , the thirty - seven States then voting , it being the first general Congressional election since 1860 , the total vote was 6,076,413 ; and once more 58 per cent . , or 3,524,335 votes ...
Pagina 13
... election the suitor is likely to change his politics , and give his benefactor a vote - it is possible that a Democratic Representative may act a Representative's part to a Republican " constituent , " and vice versa . Let the voter sue ...
... election the suitor is likely to change his politics , and give his benefactor a vote - it is possible that a Democratic Representative may act a Representative's part to a Republican " constituent , " and vice versa . Let the voter sue ...
Pagina 14
... elections for the Fortieth , the Forty - first , and the Forty - second Congresses . Scattering and independent ... election . In the second district , where the Republican candidate for Representative was elected , the Demo- cratic ...
... elections for the Fortieth , the Forty - first , and the Forty - second Congresses . Scattering and independent ... election . In the second district , where the Republican candidate for Representative was elected , the Demo- cratic ...
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Pagina 92 - Legislature shall provide by law, that in all elections for directors •r or managers of incorporated companies every stockholder shall have the right to vote, in person or by proxy, for the number of shares of stock owned by him, for as many persons as there are directors or managers to be elected...
Pagina 91 - In all elections of representatives aforesaid, each qualified voter may cast as many votes for one candidate as there are representatives to be elected, or may distribute the same, or equal parts thereof, among the candidates, as he shall see fit; and the candidates highest in votes shall be declared elected.
Pagina 127 - I venture to predict, will be the impression of the perfect feasibility of the scheme, and its transcendent advantages. Such and so numerous are these, that, in my conviction, they place Mr. Hare's plan among the very greatest improvements yet made in the theory and practice of government.
Pagina 24 - Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin.
Pagina 85 - ... public notice, as may be provided by law. SEC. 12. In all elections for directors or managers of corporations every stockholder shall have the right to vote, in person or by proxy, the number of shares of stock owned by him for as many persons as there are directors or managers to be elected, or to cumulate said shares and give one candidate as many votes as the number of directors multiplied by the number of his shares of stock shall equal, or to distribute them...
Pagina 90 - ... for as many persons as there are directors or managers to be elected, or to cumulate said shares, and give one candidate as many votes as the number of directors multiplied by the number of his shares of stock, shall equal, or to distribute, them on the same principle among as many candidates as he shall think fit, and such directors shall not be elected in any other manner.
Pagina 102 - At a contested election for any county or borough represented by three members, no person shall vote for more than two candidates.
Pagina 158 - An act to reorganize the local government of the city of New York...
Pagina 85 - The House of Representatives shall consist of three times the number of the members of the Senate, and the term of office shall be two years.
Pagina 20 - That in every case where a State is entitled to more than one Representative, the number to which each State shall be entitled under this apportionment shall be elected by districts composed of contiguous territory equal in number to the number of Representatives to which said State may be entitled, no one district electing more than one Representative.