Democratic County Committee Appeal

Opinion by

Mr. Chief Justice Bell,

This appeal involves the validity of votes cast in Row C — which is miscalled by the appellant a “blank” row — on voting machines in 15 wards in Philadelphia. An analysis of the facts and the law, as well as the prior decisions of this Court require an affirmance of the Order of the lower Court. That Order affirmed a unanimous decision of the Board of Elections* which held that votes in the so-called (but miscalled) blank Row C were invalid and void.

*331The Jamestown machine, which is involved in 13 wards, was set up as portrayed by the photographic exhibit of the…