Ponder v. Joslin

The plaintiff’s first assignment of error challenges the correctness of the order entered by Huskins, J., on 8 August 1964, directing the defendants “to consider the evidence taken by said State Board of Elections during its investigations conducted in Madison County since 11 June 1964 * *

The plaintiff’s second assignment of error challenges the order on the ground that, in effect, it presupposes the authority of the State Board of Elections to go behind the returns certified by the County Board of Elections in Madison County and to ascertain whether or not void, fraudulent or otherwise…