Burgess v. Easley Municipal Election Commission

MOORE, Justice:

Appellant Burgess commenced this action contesting the results of the Easley mayoral election. Respondent Easley Municipal Election Commission (Commission) upheld the election and the circuit court affirmed this ruling. We affirm.

FACTS

Burgess was a write-in candidate for mayor in the April 1995 election and received 93 of the total 573 votes cast. On election day, Burgess’s personal ballot was challenged at the polls because his voter registration certificate indicated an address that was in a different precinct. Burgess claimed he had only recently moved and he therefore…