Legal Opinion
Canales v. City of Alviso
California Supreme Court
Decided September 17, 1970No. S.F. 22724PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
PETERS, J.
Petitioners brought an action to contest an election held in the City of Alviso in January of 1968 to determine whether that city should consolidate with the City of San Jose. The petitioners alleged that they were electors of Alviso, that consolidation carried only because of illegal votes, that respondents offered valuable consideration to induce Alvisans to vote in favor of consolidation, and that the election board responsible for the conduct of the election committed various acts of misconduct. (Elec. Code, § 20021.)
After a recount of ballots (id., § 20084), the tally…
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