Hanley v. Creaser

At the November 7,1961 general election the petitioner, Francis Hanley, was the Democratic and Citizens party candidate for the office of Councilman for the Town of Fort Edward. Howard Creaser opposed him on the Republican and Independent ticket and the canvass of the votes made by the Washington County Board of Elections shows that Creaser received 1,216 votes and Hanley 1,215.

*1070There is no claim or even intimation here of any clerical errors, protested absentee or service ballots or instances of oversights, irregularities, mistakes or fraud. The only discrepency is that on machine numbered…