The Committee on Elections, on the remonstrance of sundry of Phillipston against the right of Abel White, the member returned from said town, to a seat in this House, Report, ... .

Corporate Author: Massachusetts. General Court. House of Representatives. Committee of Elections
Additional Titles: At head of title: Commonwealth of Massachusetts. House of Representatives, June 10, 1831
Published: [Boston] : [publisher not identified], [1831]
Physical Description: 1 online resource (4 pages).

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On June 10, 1831, the Committee on Elections reported it had examined the depositions from the Town of Phillipston and did not think that the Legislature needed to interfere in the election there. On June 11, 1831, the report was recommitted asking for details. On June 13, 1831, the Committee reported that on election day in Phillipston the time for voting was usually about 45 minutes, but at the last election, the opening time was earlier than usual and the time was much shorter than usual. This was not advertised, so several voters were shut out of the process. The Committee did not think that, mathematically, the number of disenfranchised voters would have made any difference to the outcome and declined to interfere.

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Elections—Massachusetts—Phillipston

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