Orman v. People ex rel. Cooper

This was a proceeding in mandamus instituted against respondents,-and appellants, constituting 'the *303.state board of election canvassers,, which board consisted of the several individuals then holding the five highest state executive offices, namely, governor, secretary of state, auditor of state, treasurer and attorney-géneral. The petition set forth that the relator was a candidate for representative from San Juan county at the recent general election; that there had been presented to the state board of canvassers two abstracts of the votes cast in said San Juan county for representative, or…