Loyd v. Keathley

George Rose Smith, Justice.

This is an election contest. The results of the 1983 election for school director in the Mt. Vernon School District were certified as 175 votes for Loyd, 169 for Keathley, and 31 for Brady. Keathley filed this contest. After an extended hearing the circuit court excluded 14 votes for Loyd because the voters did not sign the applications for the absentee ballots, 8 votes for Loyd because the voters were not residents of the district, and 1 vote for Loyd for a reason not now important. After the exclusion of a total of 23 votes for Loyd, the circuit judge declared…