McGee v. Grissom

This is an election contest. F. M. McGee and W. H. Grissom were run-off candidates for county commissioner in the second primary held on June 2, 1962. The election officers certified that Grissom received 397 votes and McGee 393. McGee filed this contest, and the district court found that 59 illegal votes were cast and ordered that 33 votes be subtracted from McGee’s total and 26 from Grissom’s total, leaving Gris-som a majority of 11. McGee has appealed.

Appellant challenges the court’s ruling in holding void 21 absentee votes because the medical certificate which was attached to each…