Legal Opinion
Franks v. Hubbard
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided September 13, 2016No. ED 104797PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRoy L. Richter, Judge
I. INTRODUCTION
This is an election contest1 arising out of the August 2, 2016 Primary Election (“the Election”) to nominate a Democratic candidate to serve the 78th State House District in the Missouri House of Representatives (“the 78th District”). Respondent Bruce Franks, Jr. (“Franks”) contends that 246 absentee ballots were improperly accepted and counted by the City of Saint Louis Board of Election Commissioners (“the Board”). Appellant Penny V. Hubbard (“Hubbard”) concedes 8 absentee ballots were unlawfully cast and should not count but she argues the other 238 votes were lawfully cast…
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2Cases cited15 opinions
- McDonald v. Board of Election Comm'rs of ChicagoSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- National Federation of the Blind v. Linda LamoneCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2016
- Phyllis Griffin v. Elaine RoupasCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2004
- Straughan v. MeyersSupreme Court of Missouri · 1916
- Maudlin v. LangSupreme Court of Missouri · 1993
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3Cited by4 opinions
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