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Right to elect
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Self elective
Having the right of electing ones self or as a body of electing its own members … Having the right of electing ones self or as a body of electing its own members
Elector
One who elects or has the right of choice a person who is entitled to take part in an election or to give his vote … One who elects or has the right of choice a person who is entitled to take part in an election or
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election
an interest in property that a deceased has disposed of by will either to claim his or her right to the property or to accept what he or she was devised under the will instead c : the … election 1 a : the act or process of electing b : an instance of the electorate voting for
Quo warranto
it is forfeited. This proceeding was, until 1872, the one generally adopted for the purpose of trying the right to be elected to municipal offices, but the (English) Corrupt Practices (Municipal Elections) Act, 1872, by s. 12, replaced … This proceeding was, until 1872, the one generally adopted for the purpose of trying the right to be elected to municipal offices, but the (English) Corrupt Practices (Municipal Elections) Act, 1872, by s. 12, replaced by the
Election
57. The word election has a very wide connotation commencing from the Presidential notification calling upon the electorate to elect and culminating in the final declaration of the returned candidate, Mohinder Singh Gill v. Chief Election Commissioner, (1978) … thing or another. It is the obligation imposed upon a person to choose between two inconsistent or alternative rights or claims. Thus, in Scarf v. Jardine, (1882) 7 App Cas 345, the House of Lords held that
Bribe
1889, which is directed against the bribery and corruption of members, officers, and servants of public bodies. A right to vote for a candidate for election to the House of Commons being deemed a trust as well, it … and corruption of members, officers, and servants of public bodies. A right to vote for a candidate for election to the House of Commons being deemed a trust as well, it has been provided [(English) Corrupt Practices
House of Commons
members as in England, was repealed in 1856 by 19 & 20 Vict. c. 64. The common law right to 'wages,' which Coke says had existed 'time out of mind,' was enforceable by writs to sheriffs, but has … 600l. a year; in addition, members have a right of free railway travel to and from their constituencies. Election of Members.--During the last hundred years the House has been reformed on several occasions. In 1832, when Old
elective
chosen by popular election [an official] b : of or relating to election c : based on the right or principle of election [the presidency is an office] 2 a : permitting a choice compare compulsory b … elective 1 a : chosen by popular election [an official] b : of or relating to election c :
Liberty
for the purposes of parliamentary elections. --liberty is the most cherished possession of a man. Liberty is the right of doing an act which the law permits, Kartar Singh v. State of Punjab, (1994) 3 SCC 569 … & 14 Vict. c. 105), of which statute, it is believed, but little advantage was taken. As to election of a 'people's magistrate,' in 1891, by the tenants and inhabitants of the liberty of Havering-atte-Bower, in Essex,
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