Deschler's Precedents > Chapter 9
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| Election Contests |
TEXT 22K PDF 39K |
| A. In General | |
| § 1. Constitutional Provisions; Historical Background | TEXT 5K PDF 14K |
| § 2. Contested Election Laws | TEXT 29K PDF 50K |
| § 3. State or Local Election Boards | TEXT 3K PDF 14K |
| B. Jurisdiction and Powers | |
| § 4. The House | TEXT 7K PDF 18K |
| § 5. Election Committees | TEXT 15K PDF 34K |
| § 6. The Clerk; Transmittal of Papers | TEXT 11K PDF 30K |
| § 7. The Courts | TEXT 10K PDF 22K |
| C. Grounds of Contest | |
| § 8. Generally | TEXT 2K PDF 11K |
| § 9. Faulty Credentials; Citizenship | TEXT 6K PDF 19K |
| § 10. Violation of Federal or State Election Laws | TEXT 22K PDF 43K |
| § 11. Improper Attempts to Influence or Confuse Voters | TEXT 4K PDF 13K |
| § 12. Voting Booth and Balloting Irregularities | TEXT 7K PDF 20K |
| D. Defenses | |
| § 13. Generally | TEXT 8K PDF 25K |
| § 14. Contestant's Credentials and Qualifications | TEXT 3K PDF 11K |
| § 15. Abatement | TEXT 3K PDF 15K |
| § 16. Limitations and Laches | TEXT 3K PDF 9K |
| E. Practice and Procedure | |
| § 17. Alternatives to Statutory Election Contests | TEXT 6K PDF 17K |
| § 18. Commencing the Contest | TEXT 5K PDF 17K |
| § 19. Parties | TEXT 8K PDF 18K |
| F. Notice of Contest | |
| § 20. Generally; Time | TEXT 6K PDF 17K |
| § 21. Service of Notice | TEXT 3K PDF 9K |
| § 22. Form and Contents of Notice | TEXT 6K PDF 17K |
| G. Pleading | |
| § 23. Generally | TEXT 7K PDF 18K |
| § 24. Answer | TEXT 3K PDF 14K |
| § 25. Motion to Dismiss | TEXT 7K PDF 16K |
| § 26. Motion for More Definite Statement | TEXT 1K PDF 14K |
| H. Taking of Testimony; Depositions | |
| § 27. Generally; Time | TEXT 15K PDF 29K |
| § 28. Examination of Parties and Witnesses | TEXT 4K PDF 14K |
| § 29. Scope of Examination; Objections | TEXT 8K PDF 18K |
| § 30. Subpenas | TEXT 4K PDF 14K |
| § 31. Affidavits | TEXT 1K PDF 9K |
| I. Committee Hearing and Review; Dismissal and Withdrawal | |
| § 32. Generally; Preparation of Briefs | TEXT 2K PDF 9K |
| § 33. Dismissal and Withdrawal of Contest | TEXT 6K PDF 17K |
| J. Evidence | |
| § 34. Generally | TEXT 5K PDF 19K |
| § 35. Burden of Proof | TEXT 12K PDF 29K |
| § 36. Presumptions | TEXT 11K PDF 23K |
| § 37. Ballots | TEXT 21K PDF 41K |
| § 38. Determination of Voter Intention | TEXT 5K PDF 15K |
| K. Inspection and Recount of Ballots | |
| § 39. Generally | TEXT 6K PDF 17K |
| § 40. Grounds | TEXT 8K PDF 21K |
| § 41. Procedure | TEXT 5K PDF 16K |
| L. Disposition of Contests; Resolutions | |
| § 42. Generally | TEXT 16K PDF 32K |
| § 43. Committee Reports | TEXT 12K PDF 28K |
| § 44. Form of Resolutions | TEXT 3K PDF 13K |
| § 45. Costs and Expenses; Compensation and Allowances | TEXT 8K PDF 21K |
| M. Summaries of Election Contests, 1931-72 | |
| § 46. Seventy-second Congress, 1931-32 | TEXT 32K PDF 58K |
| § 47. Seventy-third Congress, 1933-34 | TEXT 89K PDF 143K |
| § 48. Seventy-fourth Congress, 1935-36 | TEXT 18K PDF 36K |
| § 49. Seventy-fifth Congress, 1937-38 | TEXT 29K PDF 53K |
| § 50. Seventy-sixth Congress, 1939-40 | TEXT 16K PDF 31K |
| § 51. Seventy-seventh Congress, 1941-42 | TEXT 3K PDF 14K |
| § 52. Seventy-eighth Congress, 1943-44 | TEXT 35K PDF 64K |
| § 53. Seventy-ninth Congress, 1945-46 | TEXT 12K PDF 25K |
| § 54. Eightieth Congress, 1947-48 | TEXT 39K PDF 65K |
| § 55. Eighty-first Congress, 1949-50 | TEXT 28K PDF 53K |
| § 56. Eighty-second Congress, 1951-52 | TEXT 28K PDF 48K |
| § 57. Eighty-fifth Congress, 1957-58 | TEXT 27K PDF 51K |
| § 58. Eighty-sixth Congress, 1959-60 | TEXT 23K PDF 42K |
| § 59. Eighty-seventh Congress, 1961-62 | TEXT 34K PDF 60K |
| § 60. Eighty-eighth Congress, 1963-64 | TEXT 7K PDF 17K |
| § 61. Eighty-ninth Congress, 1965-66 | TEXT 43K PDF 70K |
| § 62. Ninetieth Congress, 1967-68 | TEXT 11K PDF 27K |
| § 63. Ninety-first Congress, 1969-70 | TEXT 10K PDF 19K |
| § 64. Ninety-second Congress, 1971-72 | TEXT 38K PDF 54K |
| Appendix | |
| Election Contests, 1917-31 | TEXT 905K PDF 1M |