Hare v. Canvassing Board

Defendants, the canvassing board of the township of Berwyn, bring this appeal from an order of the trial court requiring that the office of township assessor appear on the April 2, 1985, general election ballot in the township of Berwyn, without listing thereunder the names of any candidates for the office.

The record discloses the following facts pertinent to the appeal. Plaintiff, Bud Hare, was a write-in candidate for the office of township assessor for Berwyn in the Republican primary election held on February 26, 1985. Plaintiff received three write-in votes in the election. The township…