Nichols v. Board of Election Commissioners
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
The case was submitted on briefs at the sitting of the court in October, 1907, and afterwards was submitted on briefs to all the justices.
1Opinion of the CourtKnowlton, C. J.
This is a petition for a writ of mandamus to compel the board of election commissioners of the city of Boston to provide the so called Australian ballot for use at the next election in Precinct 6 of Ward 10 of that city instead of the Dean ballot machine which they have voted to use. The case was reserved by a single justice for determination by the full court.
*411It appears that this machine has been approved by the secretory of the Commonwealth, the treasurer and receiver general, and the auditor of accounts, under the provisions of R. L. c. 11, § 270, and regulations for the use of it have…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Elwell v. ComstockSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1906
- City of Detroit v. Board of Inspectors of ElectionMichigan Supreme Court · 1905
- Opinion of the JusticesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1901
- Lynch v. MalleyIllinois Supreme Court · 1905
3Cited by13 opinions
- Norris v. Mayor of BaltimoreCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1937
- Swift v. Board of Registrars of VotersMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1932
- Spickerman v. GoddardIndiana Supreme Court · 1914
- Jefferson County Ex Rel. Grauman v. Jefferson County Fiscal CourtCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1938
- State Ex Rel. Automatic Registering MacHine Co. v. GreenOhio Supreme Court · 1929
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