Cameron v. Babcock

RUDOLPH, J.,

As disclosed in the opinion of Roberts J., the principal issue to be determined in this case is whether our statutory provisions relating to registration of voters are mandatory or directory. The opinion holds that that portion of section 7082 (Rev. Code 1919), which provides that “no vote shall be received at any election in the state if the name of the person offering the vote be not on such registry list unless such person shall furnish to the judges of election his affidavit/’ etc., is mandatory, and that a failure to comply therewith renders the vote cast illegal, and…