Legal Opinion
Dawsey v. Boone
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided December 1, 1994No. 94 CE 2388PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JaGONZALES, Judge.
On November 16, 1994, John Dawsey, a candidate for Washington Parish School Board District 5, filed an election suit naming as defendants Hayward Boone, the other candidate for the District 5 seat, and the Washington Parish School Board. Dawsey alleged that during the run-off voting for the School Board District 5 seat, the voting machine at ward 5, precinct 1 had not been operated properly, thus allowing voters who were not qualified to vote in the School Board District 5 race to vote for that seat.
Dawsey’s petition asked that the election be declared void, and that an…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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- Timberlake v. LindseyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1962
- Paul v. RobicheauxLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1978
- Paul v. RobicheauxSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1978
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