The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-12-12


and representatives shall be the for the election of county
officers se that registered for and
where they reside Sec 2) and register before the boards
registration provided BY law for the election Of senators and repre-
deposited county clerk with deposit SIS expenses
OF election Sec 34) county
the ballots lists and concerning
mited the county clerk and preserved by him according law
OF tie vote special super
ton at least sixty days before general and forty days
before special election sec 80 that ballot boxes for election
marked County Ofces (Sec @ that the clerk shall
papeT and their general form number and se
printing prescribed by law for ballots for
representatives 80 that the clerk shall abua the
the result the of
candidate his agent who desires to be present.
Comparison tins chapter of the with CHI r l..
relating general elections shows that provisions in the
for instance the requirements IN Secs 20 and y concerning the
be contained the proclamation the languages and
II sna p - b ] Of eeistration the annlcation for
examination registration procedure the examination
applicant other matters relating TO the registration Secs
ton and their duties Secs 5o63 b) voting
sion within the polling and Other relating
elections under the provision above quoted in Sec 29 OF CHI TO-
and representatives obviously
applicable county elections Indeed the county act does not
all the
inference from the requirement that the ballots shall all
separate ballot class offices that
candidates for all the offices regarded properly
voting many senatorial ticket or on representa-
representative for the obvious reason that it would be Impossible
whom the intended while IN the case OF
voting many of the classes of offices would
nvadate the votes for the other offices
Oh
The maxim applies ts essot ibso hr when
particular law does the law itself Co.
Lit 70 Whether law OF elections is applicable to
county elections question OF inference or conuc
literally the rather than against him There is
probably of the establishment of territorial or
government having general election laws followed as IN this
many after by law establishing county elections Ter,
I n se our so spncab leaving the question OF how much
b by construction
In the North SO n c. 35S, the statute was
explicit requiring that f ticket shall contain the names OF
than said ctor has right to vote I OF a M
device such ticket shall not be numbered IN taxing inc
The necessarily held that had no right to restrict
ing that the insertion of upon the ballot N
of device it for the purpose OF distinguish
The definition of ballot general election law "a
I pnrea OF to be- voted for and the
filed Sec 6s, R L ballot for the county 9hees OF super
county attorney ballot for different ohces
3n r t hsG erepf GASES Of Offices IN this view
rejected would be that only which included the names OF
between ballots invalid because are voted
for than there are ofhes to De ec m TO the provisions OF
The things not Identical nor does 1t seem 10
mark s or Vmbo OF Identification contrary other provisions
OF the statute although unauthorized thereby ballots to be
requiring senatorial and representative od 81 "
rejected if more them than there offices
to be 5 nappECaDle
t the names Of candidates different offices unless
such tickets what they are be regarded as
be rejected 1t
100 many names ed forn OF the
To up foregoing 1t contrary to law 10 Noe o
too many PERSONS office and such must be rejected
illegal rejection is required by statute or not
the rejection OF SEN
atorial senators are voted 1o OF
Is
, ;ann1icab TO an entire for all the oflcer IN
which OF those othces are voice "
ard such ballots could not intended by and be con2r
f. the law relating of and representatives. "
mr. counties were then in existence The winch pre-
Strikes the number of persons be elected for Once
than such number tor that o1ce ie D-
the ballot tor the IoPe
rr,er o persons for Offices Voting Tor too many pei