Legal Opinion
Becker v. Pfeifer
South Dakota Supreme Court
Decided February 4, 1999No. NonePublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SABERS, Justice.
[¶ 1.] Larry Becker appeals from an order quashing and dismissing his application for writ of certiorari to review a recount of a municipal election. He also appeals from the judgment determining the election was valid and declaring Julie Pfeifer the winner in an election contest. We affirm the order and the judgment of the trial court.
FACTS1
[¶ 2.] Becker and Pfeifer were candidates for the office of city commissioner of the City of Aberdeen in its general election held June 2,1998. Six candidates vied for this position and voters were instructed to cast their votes for only…
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