Article VI.
Suffrage and Eligibility to Office

Section 6. Popular election by ballot

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197119021868

Elections by people and General Assembly

All elections by the people shall be by ballot, and all elections by the General Assembly shall be viva voce. A contested election for any office established by Article III of this Constitution shall be determined by joint ballot of both houses of the General Assembly in the manner prescribed by law.

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1868 — Article II. Section 11

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197119021868

Popular election by ballot

All elections by the people shall be by ballot, and all elections by the General Assembly shall be viva voce.

197119021868

Elections by people and general assembly

All elections by the people shall be by ballot, and all elections by the General Assembly shall be viva voce.

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