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Westminster the First, Statute of

Church from the violence and spoliation of the king and the nobles, and provides for freedom of popular elections, because sheriffs, coroners, and conservators of the peace were still chosen by the freeholders in the county Court,

Guardians of the poor

rates under the Poor Relief Act, 1601, and other Acts for the relief of the poor. They were elected by ballot by parochial electors, each giving one vote and no more for each of any number of

Sessions of the peace

the (English) Licensing Act, 1861. (21) Offences against the (English) False Personation Act, 1874. (22) Corrupt practices at elections (English) Corrupt and Illegal Practices Act, 1883, s. 53, and (English) Municipal Elections Act, 1884, ss. 30, 35,

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General Council

of five Crown nominees, twenty-two persons chosen by the same number of universities and colleges, and five persons elected by the registered medical practitioners of the United Kingdom (Medical Act, 1886, s. 7). See S.R. & O.,

Approbate and reprobate

approbat non reprobat: One who approbates cannot reprobate. The doctrine is the same as the English law of election, Douglas-Menzies v. Umphelby, 1908 AC 224. See ELECTION.

Found to have been guilty

context of clause (a) of s. 17(1), it will mean 'found to have guilty at the time of election, and immediately preceding the election', Banwari Das v. Sumer Chand, (1974) 4 SCC 817, AIR 1974 SC 1032

dilution

a weakening of the voting rights of a group of citizens (as a minority) because the representatives they elect have no greater legislative power than the representatives elected by smaller voting groups

gerrymander

gerrymander [Elbridge Gerry (1744-1814) + salamander; from the shape of an election district formed during Gerry's governorship of Massachusetts] 1 : the act or method of gerrymandering 2 : a

president

of the United States shall be President of the Senate "U.S. Constitution art. I"] 5 a : an elected official serving as both chief of state and chief political executive in a republic having a presidential government

Electioneer

To make interest for a candidate at an election to use arts for securing the election of a candidate

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