Legal Opinion

Manchin v. Dunfee

West Virginia Supreme Court

Decided December 6, 1984No. 16481PublishedCited by 69 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MILLER, Justice:

This is an appeal by the Secretary of State of West Virginia from the denial of a writ of mandamus by the Circuit Court of Cabell County. At issue is the meaning of a 1983 amendment to our electronic voting statute, W.Va.Code, 3-4A-19a, relating to the signing of ballot cards by the poll clerks. After requiring the ballot cards to be signed by each of the two poll clerks, the statute concludes: “In the course of an election contest, if it is established that a ballot card does not contain the two signa tures required by this section, such ballot card shall be null, void and of…

2Cases cited26 opinions

  1. Smith v. State Workmen's Compensation CommissionerWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1975
  2. State v. EpperlyWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1951
  3. Kozak v. RETIREMENT BOARD OF FIREMEN'S ANNUITY AND BENEFIT FUNDIllinois Supreme Court · 1983
  4. Vest v. CobbWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1953
  5. Ohio County Commission v. ManchinWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1983

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3Cited by69 opinions

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  3. State Ex Rel. Hechler v. Christian Action NetworkWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1997
  4. Dotts v. Taressa J.A.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1990
  5. Phillips v. Larry's Drive-In Pharmacy, Inc.West Virginia Supreme Court · 2007

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