State v. Perry

Defendant appealed from the denial of his motion to dismiss a criminal complaint charging him with official malfeasance under RSA 69:9 for his alleged ballot box stuffing activity while a ward moderator at a Manchester municipal primary.

The defendant, George Perry, served as ward 4 moderator for the Manchester municipal primary held on October 5, 1971. The polls opened at 6 a.m. and the voting proceeded without incident until about 11:30 a.m., when a Manchester policeman allegedly witnessed certain irregularities which included defendant’s aiding a ward 4 selectman in placing illegal ballots…