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Wyoming State Constitutional Convention 1889

The Wyoming Constitution Convention began September 2, 1889 without the authorization from an enabling act. The articles were individually voted on, creating the final Constitution of Wyoming on September 30, 1889. It was later ratified on November 5, 1889.

Committee on Elections, Rights of Suffrage, and Qualifications to Office

Also referred to as Committee No. 5

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Session 5662: 1889-09-10 00:00:00

The committee was referred files on elections and suffrage. The committee drafted an article on Suffrage and referred it, the report of the committee as well as several files back to the Convention for consideration.

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Elections [File No. 47, Committee on Elections, Rights of Suffrage, and Qualifications to Office]

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Sec. 1. There shall be a registration law and no one shall be entitled to vote unless he or she has registered ten days before election.

Sec. 2. The Australian system of elections shall be adopted, and no change or addition to this system shall be made except such as shall further provide against frauds in elections and preserve the secrecy of the ballot.

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Elections [File No. 47, Committee on Elections, Rights of Suffrage, and Qualifications to Office] (introduced on 1889-09-10 00:00:00 - CREATE_FROM - e660615) [This document] [view current proposal at this moment]
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