Johnson v. County of Grand Forks
North Dakota Supreme Court
Appeal from District Court, Grand Forks county; Templeton, J. Action by Henry J. Thompson against the county of Grand Forks and Hans Anderson, county auditor.' Judgment for defendants. Plaintiff appeals. Under section 129 of the constitution the legislature can regulate elections. Parvin v. Wimberg, 30 Am. St. 254; State v. Saxon, 32 Am. St. 46; Taylor v. Bleakley, 49 Am. St. 233; Talcoh: v. Philbrick, 20 Atl. 436; Atty.
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Appeal from District Court, Grand Forks county; Templeton, J. Action by Henry J. Thompson against the county of Grand Forks and Hans Anderson, county auditor.' Judgment for defendants. Plaintiff appeals. Under section 129 of the constitution the legislature can regulate elections. Parvin v. Wimberg, 30 Am. St. 254; State v. Saxon, 32 Am. St. 46; Taylor v. Bleakley, 49 Am. St. 233; Talcoh: v. Philbrick, 20 Atl. 436; Atty. General v. City of Detroit, 44 N. W. 388; Cooley, Const. Lim. (6th Ed.) 758. The constitutional right to vote can neither be enlarged or restricted. Spier v. Baker, 52 Pac.…
1Opinion of the CourtSpalding, J.
This action was brought to recover fees paid by two candidates for nomination for treasurer and one for clerk of court of Grand Forks county at the primary election held on the 19th day of June, 1906. The complaint sets forth the necessary qualifications of the persons affected to entitle them to become candidates for the offices named, and that each presented a petition, complying with all the requirements of chapter 109, page 307, Laws N. D. 1905, known as the “primary election law,” to the county auditor of that county, and demanded that their names be printed on one of the ballots to be…
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