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Description and Holding Information
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House. Comm. on Elections. Reports, 1860
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Thirty-ninth Legislature. House. No. 6. Reports of the Committee on Elections [1860] Majority report. John Perkins challenged Reuben Rich's right to a seat. Rich had 403 votes and Perkins had 402, but Perkins said there were several illegal votes cast for Rich that would change the vote in Perkins' favor. Pp. 4-42 were dozens and dozens of depositions focused on who lived in town when, who was a legal voter, where did they keep their clothes, were they paupers, etc. The majority decided Rich was the winner. Minority report. The selectmen did not count the pencil vote because they were not sure for whom it was cast. If Rich could find that voter and get his testimony, Rich would win. A voter did come forward, but he was not a legal voter, so the minority member felt Perkins should be seated. (Digitized from a microfilm copy of title originally held by the Library of Congress).
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Title:
Reports of the committee on elections, to which was referred the credentials of Reuben A. Rich of Frankfort, together with the remonstrance of John Perkins.
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OCLC Number:
1419192828
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Available Volumes
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Name | Fiche Count | Online | Paper Backup |
Vol. 1 | | Yes | No |
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