Editorial Notes
Codification
Sections 611 to 620, relating to Territory of Hawaii, were omitted in view of admission of Hawaii into the Union.
act Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 339, § 1431 Stat. 144Section 611, , , called general elections to be held on the Tuesday next after first Monday in November, biennially in even-numbered years.
act Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 339, § 1531 Stat. 145Section 612, , , made each house judge of elections, returns, and qualifications of its own members.
act Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 33931 Stat. 151Section 613, , §§ 57, 58, , granted each elector a privilege from military duty on election day in any way which would deprive him of his vote except in time of war or public danger and also granted a privilege from arrest while going to and returning from attendance at election except in certain cases.
act Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 339, § 5931 Stat. 151Section 614, , , allowed each voter for representative to vote for as many representatives as would be elected from representative district in which voter was entitled to vote and gave posts of representatives to those candidates receiving highest number of votes.
act Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 339, § 6131 Stat. 152Section 615, , , allowed each voter to cast one vote for senator to be elected from district in which voter could vote and called for required numbers of candidates receiving highest number of votes to become senators for their districts.
act Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 339, § 6231 Stat. 152Section 616, , , made qualifications for voters for senator and for all other elections same as qualifications for voters casting votes for representative.
Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 339, § 6031 Stat. 151June 26, 1930, ch. 62046 Stat. 818Section 617, acts , ; , , set out qualifications required for an elector to vote for representative.
act June 13, 1918, ch. 9740 Stat. 604act Dec. 16, 1930, ch. 14, § 146 Stat. 1029Section 618, , §§ 1, 2, 4, , authorized extension of franchise to women, and was repealed by , . See Const. Amend. 19.
act Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 339, § 6331 Stat. 152Section 619, , , prevented from voting all persons who were in Hawaii by reason of being in Army or Navy or being attached to troops of the United States.
act Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 339, § 6431 Stat. 152Section 619a, , , continued in force rules and regulations for administering oaths and holding elections.
act Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 339, § 6531 Stat. 153Section 620, , , authorized legislature to establish and alter boundaries of election districts and voting precincts and apportion senators and representatives to be elected from such districts.