Legal Opinion
Ryan v. Wayne County Board of Canvassers
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided April 1, 1976No. Docket Nos. 56055, 56060, and 56061, (Calendar No. 2)PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLevin, J.
George T. Ryan was a candidate for the office of Judge of Recorder’s Court for the City of Detroit in the November, 1972 election. Seven persons were to be elected. The original vote and recount vote for the persons who finished in the fifth through eighth positions were:
Original Vote Recount Vote
Susan Borman 110,753 110,701
James Del Rio 110,586 110,495
Clarence Laster 110,520 110,427
George T. Ryan 110,237 110,289
Ryan asked for a recount of 192 of the 1185 election precincts — 106 voting machine precincts, 86 absentee voter precincts. The Wayne County Board of Canvassers refused to recount 16…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Groesbeck v. Board of State CanvassersMichigan Supreme Court · 1930
- Smith v. Board of CanvassersMichigan Supreme Court · 1922
- Wheeler v. ColemanMichigan Supreme Court · 1913
- Ryan v. Wayne County Board of CanvassersMichigan Court of Appeals · 1974
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