Knowles v. Holly

This is an election contest, filed by the respondent under the provisions of RCW 29.65, to obtain an annulment of the election of the appellant to the office of County Commissioner, District No. 1 for Klickitat County (referred to herein as Commissioner). It was successfully contended in the court below that the declaration of election of the appellant had been the result of the counting of illegal votes. Each party on this appeal contends that the trial court erroneously construed and applied the state’s election laws insofar as it rejected that party’s theories.

The respondent was the…