State Ex Rel. Evens v. Borgen

1 Reported in 248 N.W. 744, 249 N.W. 183. Relator appeals from the order quashing an alternative writ of mandamus on the ground that the facts and allegations contained therein do not constitute a cause of action.

The defendants are the county auditor and the members of the canvassing board in St. Louis county at the last general election. Notwithstanding that no candidates filed at the primaries for any county office at the election and no space on the official ballot was provided to vote for sheriff of St. Louis county, 128 of the ballots cast had stickers with the name of relator as voted…