Kaufmann v. La Crosse City Board of Canvassers

Upon this appeal the appellant contends that the circuit court committed error in that he misconstrued and misapplied the applicable law. It is first contended that the court has already construed sec. 11.59, Stats., to be directory rather than mandatory. In support of his contention he cites the cases of Sommerfeld v. Board of Canvassers, 269 Wis. 299, 69 N. W. (2d) 235, and Olson v. Lindberg, 2 Wis. (2d) 229, 85 N. W. (2d) 775.

In the Sommerfeld Case it was held that the last clause of said section was directory only. In both cases there was a quotation from 29 C. J. S., Elections, p. 310,…