Akizaki v. Fong

OPINION OF THE COURT BY

RICHARDSON, C.J.

In the November 1968 election to select six representatives in the Honse of Representatives from the Fif*355teenth Representative District, five candidates were clearly-elected without contest. The present case involves a controversy over the sixth seat.

In the final tabulation of the votes, the Republican candidate, Fong, received two more votes than did the Democratic candidate, Akizaki. Akizaki contested the election in the court below and proved that of the ballots counted, at least nineteen were clearly invalid. These were absentee ballots which, because…