Johnston v. Board of Elections
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Civil, action to compel defendant board of elections of Waie County, by writ of mandamus, to place tbe name of plaintiff on the regular election ticket as one of tbe nominees of tbe Democratic Party for tbe position of Member of tbe General Assembly, tried before Bond, J., at July Term, 1916, of Waxe. There was judgment for plaintiff, and defendants excepted and appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtHoKE, J.
On tbe bearing it was properly made to appear tbat on 3 June, 1916, an election was beld in Wake County, pursuant to chapter 101, Iiaws 1916, same being entitled “An act to provide for primary elections throughout tbe State” for tbe purpose of selecting, among others, tbe nominees of tbe Democratic Party as candidates for tbe lower House of tbe General Assembly; tbat Wake County is entitled to three members of tbe House of Bepresentatives, and there were at said election six candidates for tbe Democratic nominees for these positions, and tbe vote for tbe candidates was as follows:
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