State Ex Rel. McKown v. Board of Canvassers

Kenna, Judge:

J. C. McKown, the Democratic candidate in the November, 1932, election, for county commissioner of Berkeley County, sought, by mandamus, to compel the Board of Canvassers of that county to declare him elected; and, from the judgment of the circuit court which denied the writ, McKown prosecutes this writ of error, charging that the court erred in counting certain ballots for William M. Johnson, the successful Republican candidate, and in refusing to count certain ballots for McKown. Defendant in error (Johnson) assigns cross-error, charging similar errors as they affect his vote.

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