Slusher v. Streater

OPINION

WILSON, Justice.

This is an accelerated appeal in an election contest. Appellant, Barbara Slush-er, the defeated candidate in the May 7,1994 election for Kemah city council, appeals from a judgment declaring that election valid because an insufficient number of illegal votes were cast in the election to affect its outcome. We affirm.

Slusher was a candidate for the office of city council, position five, in Kemah. Streater, the incumbent, won the election by a margin of nine votes according to the final canvass. The total votes east were 435. Two days after the election, Slusher filed…