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C1'l'I'/.IfNS1(11' AND SUFFRAGE IN MA RYLAND.
questioned by some of tire ijillest lawyers or the State.' The plan,
how-ever,
was carried through, and a set of the must strip ~ent queries AN -is
put to all
suspected voters.l
Other imp<.Trtant changes in the Constitution were, the slight diminution
in the number of elective offiioel;s,:° the' submission to the people of
amendments
to the Constitution passed at any session of the Legislature, and the
provis-
ion for peals, in the case of Miles vs. Bradfy the new Constitution' and, therefore, his vote
wa's
rejected, thong~ll otherwise ire was a qualified voter. His case was only
one
of many. These rejected votes would have Mran~red the result of the
election.
Governor Bradford, who had the custody of the ~retnrns, cleclarec:l his
purpose
to disregard these rejected ballots anti to limit himself to those returned
lm
the election judges as duly cast. Bradford grad also announced drat he
w-uule<1
its powers in exacting an oath - of tile
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