State ex rel. Dent v. McLennan
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Whatcom county, Pemberton, J., entered January 31, 1919, in favor of the plaintiff, in mandamus proceedings to require issuance of a certificate of election, after a trial to. the court.
1Opinion of the CourtBridges, J.
At a municipal election in the second ward of the city of Bellingham for the office of councilman, George B. Dent and John M. Odell were candi*17dates. There were some irregularities in the returns made by the officers of precinct number thirty-two. If the returns of that precinct be counted, then Odell received more votes than did Dent; but if those returns be not counted, then Dent was elected. Dent was already a councilman from the ward in question and was seeking re-election.
The charter of the city of Bellingham provides that, at its first meeting following an election, the city council…
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