Koch Election Contest Case

Opinion by

Mr. Chief Justice Maxey,

Edwin M. Koch and Granville F. Rehrig were opposing candidates in the General Election on November 2,1943, for the office of School Director of the Borough of Lehighton. In the second ward of Lehighton, the election papers delivered to the Return Board 1 showed that 235 votes had been cast for Koch and 206 votes cast for Rehrig.

The tally strokes as counted by the clerks showed a total of 206 votes for Koch and 203 votes for Rehrig, but according to the minority inspector’s copy of the tally return sheet, Koch had received 235 votes and Rehrig 206 votes. On…