Legal Opinion
Laxalt v. Cannon
Nevada Supreme Court
Decided December 22, 1964No. 4847PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
By the Court,
Thompson, J.:
This is an election contest for the office of United States Senator. It was commenced originally in this court. Paul Laxalt and Howard W. Cannon were opposing candidates for that office in the general election held November 3, 1964. In accordance with NRS 293.395(2) this court met with the Secretary of State on November 25, 1964, to canvass the vote. The Canvass showed Cannon to have won the election by a narrow margin. Laxalt made timely demand for a recount of the vote (NRS 293.403), and a statewide recount was conducted over a three day period and completed…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Barry v. United States Ex Rel. CunninghamSupreme Court of the United States · 1929
- State Ex Rel. Wettengel v. ZimmermanWisconsin Supreme Court · 1946
- State ex rel. Fleming v. CrawfordSupreme Court of Florida · 1891
- Sutherland v. MillerWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1917
- King v. Board of Regents of the University of NevadaNevada Supreme Court · 1948
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3Cited by19 opinions
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- State Ex Rel. Chavez v. EvansNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1968
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- Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. v. John W. McCormack Speaker of the House of RepresentativesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1968
- Blackburn v. HallCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1967
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