Hall v. Pate

HARBISON, Justice.

This case involves the contest of an election held on August 7, 1980, for the office of Superintendent of Schools of Carter County. The Election Commission certified that appellant, Olen C. Pate, had received a majority of eighteen votes, he having received 3,383 votes and the contestant, John L. Hall, having received 3,365. In these proceedings appellee successfully challenged the results. After a lengthy trial the Chancellor held that numerous write-in votes, disallowed by the Commission, had been cast for appellee and should have been counted for him. He certified…