Legal Opinion

Sommerfeld v. Board of Canvassers

Wisconsin Supreme Court

Decided March 8, 1955PublishedCited by 35 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtBroadfoot, J.

Only one question is presented for determination. That involves the legality of the 18 absentee ballots under the facts in this case. The stipulation of facts with reference thereto was as follows:

*301“That the eighteen (18) absentee ballots cast for Paul H. Rainer in Ward 3 were part of twenty-one (21) absentee ballots issued to a group of absentee voters' residing at 3221 So. Lake drive in the city of St. Francis. That said twenty-one (21) absentee ballots were properly issued under section 11.57, Wisconsin statutes, pursuant to written post-card requests from said voters, made under section…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. George Williams College v. Village of Williams BayWisconsin Supreme Court · 1943
  2. McMaster v. WilkinsonNebraska Supreme Court · 1944
  3. State ex rel. Symmonds v. BarnettWisconsin Supreme Court · 1923
  4. Brewer v. BurkeWisconsin Supreme Court · 1938

3Cited by35 opinions

  1. Larson v. LockenSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1978
  2. Eby v. KozarekWisconsin Supreme Court · 1990
  3. Gradinjan v. BohoWisconsin Supreme Court · 1966
  4. Kiehne v. AtwoodNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1979
  5. McCavitt v. Registrars of Voters of BrocktonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982

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