Kelly v. Brown

Mr. ChiEE Justice Farmer

delivered the opinion of the court:

Charles T. Brown and John A. Kelly were both candidates at the election on April 3, 1923, for supervisor of Caledonia township, Boone county. There was only one ticket voted at the election and the names of both candidates for supervisor were printed on the same ticket, the name of Kelly above the name of Brown. There was no circle on the ticket but there were squares at the left of the names of both Brown and Kelly. Below Brown’s name was a dotted line with a square at the left, presumably for the purpose of enabling a voter to vote…