Dwight v. Kalauokalani

Citations

• 24 Haw. 454
• 1918 Haw. LEXIS 17

Syllabus

<p>Statutes.</p> <p>Act 197 of the Session Laws of 1917 extended to every registered voter of the Territory absent from the precinct of his residence on election day by reason of having been called • into the military service of his country, either by the governor or the president, the right to vote at one of the polling places provided for by section 2 of said act.</p> <p>Same — construction.</p> <p>Statutes which confer or extend the elective franchise should be liberally construed.</p>