Descher's Precedents, Chapter 9 -- Election Contests
94th Congress, 2d Session -- House Document No. 94-661
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| Election Contests
Index to Precedents
[Commentary and editing by John Theodore Fee, J.D.] |
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| A. In General |
| § 1. Constitutional Provisions; Historical Background |
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| § 2. Contested Election Laws |
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| § 3. State or Local Election Boards |
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| B. Jurisdiction and Powers |
| § 4. The House |
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| § 5. Election Committees |
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| § 6. The Clerk; Transmittal of Papers |
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| § 7. The Courts |
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| C. Grounds of Contest |
| § 8. Generally |
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| § 9. Faulty Credentials; Citizenship |
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| § 10. Violation of Federal or State Election Laws |
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| § 11. Improper Attempts to Influence
or Confuse Voters |
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| § 12. Voting Booth and Balloting Irregularities
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| D. Defenses |
| § 13. Generally |
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| § 14. Contestant's Credentials
and Qualifications |
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| § 15. Abatement |
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| § 16. Limitations and Laches |
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| E. Practice and Procedure |
| § 17. Alternatives to Statutory Election Contests |
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| § 18. Commencing the Contest |
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| § 19. Parties |
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| F. Notice of Contest |
| § 20. Generally; Time |
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| § 21. Service of Notice |
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| § 22. Form and Contents of Notice |
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| G. Pleading |
| § 23. Generally |
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| § 24. Answer |
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| § 25. Motion to Dismiss |
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| § 26. Motion for More Definite
Statement |
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| H. Taking of Testimony; Depositions |
| § 27. Generally; Time |
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| § 28. Examination of Parties
and Witnesses |
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| § 29. Scope of Examination; Objections |
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| § 30. Subpenas |
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| § 31. Affidavits |
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| I. Committee Hearing and Review;
Dismissal and Withdrawal |
| § 32. Generally; Preparation of Briefs |
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| § 33. Dismissal and Withdrawal
of Contest |
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| J. Evidence |
| § 34. Generally |
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| § 35. Burden of Proof |
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| § 36. Presumptions |
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| § 37. Ballots |
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| § 38. Determination of Voter Intention |
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| K. Inspection and Recount of Ballots |
| § 39. Generally |
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| § 40. Grounds |
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| § 41. Procedure |
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| L. Disposition of Contests; Resolutions |
| § 42. Generally |
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| § 43. Committee Reports |
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| § 44. Form of Resolutions |
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| § 45. Costs and Expenses; Compensation
and Allowances |
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| M. Summaries of Election Contests,
1931-72 |
| § 46. Seventy-second Congress, 1931-32 |
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| § 47. Seventy-third Congress,
1933-34 |
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| § 48. Seventy-fourth Congress, 1935-36 |
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| § 49. Seventy-fifth Congress,
1937-38 |
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| § 50. Seventy-sixth Congress, 1939-40 |
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| § 51. Seventy-seventh Congress,
1941-42 |
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| § 52. Seventy-eighth Congress, 1943-44 |
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| § 53. Seventy-ninth Congress,
1945-46 |
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| § 54. Eightieth Congress, 1947-48 |
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| § 55. Eighty-first Congress,
1949-50 |
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| § 56. Eighty-second Congress, 1951-52 |
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| § 57. Eighty-fifth Congress,
1957-58 |
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| § 58. Eighty-sixth Congress, 1959-60 |
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| § 59. Eighty-seventh Congress,
1961-62 |
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| § 60. Eighty-eighth Congress, 1963-64 |
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| § 61. Eighty-ninth Congress,
1965-66 |
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| § 62. Ninetieth Congress, 1967-68 |
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| § 63. Ninety-first Congress,
1969-70 |
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| § 64. Ninety-second Congress, 1971-72 |
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| Appendix |
| Election Contests, 1917-31 |
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