Moreau v. Tonry
Louisiana Court of Appeal
1ConcurrenceRedmann, Judge
Few candidates indeed could muster the forces that mastered the foulness of this election. A simple tallying of signatures on precinct register cards to compare with votes on voting machines is, however, within the reach of a reasonably knowledgeable candidate. I would therefore prefer to annul this apparent 184-vote victory because of the admitted 616 votes for which there are no voters’ signatures in the precinct registers. In future election contests, candidates (and their commissioners) should know that a vote on the machine without a voter’s signature in the precinct register (or other…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Garrison v. ConnickSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1974
- Garrison v. ConnickLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1974