qualified voter

qualified voter
A legal voter. A person qualified to vote generally; i.e. one who meets the residency, age, and registration requirements. One having constitutional qualifications for privilege, who is duly registered pursuant to law, and has present right to vote at election being held. State ex rel. Burke v. Campbell, Mo. App., 542 S.W.2d 35o, 357

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  • qualified voter — A person qualified as an elector, being entitled to vote, and who actually votes. Carroll County v Smith, 111 US 556, 565, 28 L Ed 517, 520, 4 S Ct 539; Bergevin v Curtz, 127 Cal 86, 89, 59 P 312. See qualified elector …   Ballentine's law dictionary

  • qualified — qual·i·fied / kwä lə ˌfīd/ adj 1: fitted (as by training or experience) for a given purpose or condition 2 a: being in compliance or accordance with specific requirements or conditions a qualified voter b: eligible under applicable requirements… …   Law dictionary

  • qualified — Adapted; fitted; entitled; susceptible; capable; competent; fitting; possessing legal power or capacity; eligible; as a qualified voter (q.v.). Applied to one who has taken the steps to prepare himself for an appointment or office, as by taking… …   Black's law dictionary

  • qualified elector — A person who is legally qualified to vote. See also qualified voter …   Black's law dictionary

  • qualified elector — A person who is qualified to vote at an election but may or may not exercise his Franchise or privilege of voting. Bergevin v Curtz, 127 Cal 86, 89, 59 11 312. See qualification of elector; qualified voter …   Ballentine's law dictionary

  • voter — One who expresses his choice of candidates or measures offered or proposed at an election by marking a ballot or indicating his choice by appropriate act upon a voting machine. One possessing the legal qualifications of an elector, so as to be… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

  • absent voter — noun : a qualified voter who is legally permitted to vote by mail because of illness or unavoidable and necessary absence from the voting district …   Useful english dictionary

  • The Myth of the Rational Voter —   Author(s) Bryan Caplan …   Wikipedia

  • eligible voter — person who is qualified to vote …   English contemporary dictionary

  • legal voter — A person meeting constitutional requirements and who is registered. A person invested by law with right to vote. Wright v. Lee, 125 N.J.L. 256, 15 A.2d 610, 611. A person qualified by U.S. Constitution and laws of state to vote. Lefler v. City of …   Black's law dictionary

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