CONSTITUTIONAL REVISION STUDY DOCUMENTS [SUFFRAGE AND ELECTIONS] COMPARISON
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Headnotes
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Present
Constitution
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Constitution of
1867
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Constitution of
1864
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Constitution of
1851
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Constitution of
1776
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Amendments to
1776 Constitution
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such quarters on the day of
election may vote at such
poll; the polls shall be opened
at eight o'clock A.M. and
close at six o'clock P.M.; the
commissioned officers of such
Company, or such of them
as are present at the opening
of the polls, shall act as
Judges, and any one officer
shall be competent so to act,
and if no officer be present
then the voters in such Com-
pany present shall elect two
of the voters present to act
as Judges of the election;
before any votes are received
each of the Judges shall take
an oath or affirmation that
he will perform the duties of
Judge according to law; will
prevent fraud and observe
and make proper return
thereof, and such oath the
Judges may administer to
each other; the election shall
be by ballot, and any voter
may vote either "For the
Constitution" or "Against
the Constitution."
Sec. 12. Any qualified
voter of this State who shall
be absent from the city or
county of his residence on
the day for taking the vote
on the adoption or rejection
of this Constitution by rea-
son of his being in the mili-
tary service of the United
States, but shall be at some
hospital or military post, or
on duty within this State,
and not with his company,
may vote at the nearest polls
to such place on satisfying
the Judges that he is a legal
and qualified voter of this
State.
Sec. 13. The Judges may
swear any one offering to
vote as to his being a legal
voter of this State. The
Judges shall take down on a
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