Article III.
Qualification of Voters

Section 4.

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All elections shall be by ballot, and all persons entitled to vote shall be eligible to any office within the gift of the people, except as restricted in this Constitution.

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In all elections, votes shall be given openly or viva voce, and not by ballot; but dumb persons, entitled to suffrage, may vote by ballot.

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In all elections for members of the General Assembly and other State officers, votes shall be given by ballot, and not viva voce, for which the General Assembly shall provide by law, at its first session after the adoption of this Constitution, but until such provision shall have been made, votes shall be given as heretofore.

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In all elections, votes shall be given openly, or viva voce, and not by ballot; but dumb persons entitled to suffrage may vote by ballot.

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In all elections in this Commonwealth, to any office or place of trust, honor or profit, the votes shall be given openly or viva voce, and not by ballot.

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