Swift v. Board of Registrars of Voters

This petition for a writ of mandamus raises questions touching the recount of ballots cast in the city of Quincy for Lieutenant Governor at the State election held on November 8, 1932.

1. One allegation in the petition is that a substantial number of ballots “were not cancelled as required by law.” The facts pertinent to this allegation are that when the ballot presented for deposit by the voter is inserted in the aperture on the top of the ballot box and the handle on the outside of the box is turned, rubber rollers within the box grasp the ballot and draw it into the' box. The rubber rollers…