Citizens had to pay a fee to the poll worker before they could vote

the branch of biology that deals with the normal functions of living organisms and their parts.

the way in which a living organism or bodily part functions.

an informal structure in a bureaucracy would be something like so-called "office politics". where there's a formal structure set up for the organization, but then an informal subculture as well that has a way of organizing the bureaucracy further. this can be positive because it sets up an added degree of organization, albeit informal, within the bureaucracy.