State ex rel. Melms v. Young
Wisconsin Supreme Court
This action is brought under the original jurisdiction of this court to test the constitutionality of ch. 566, Laws 1919, being sec. 5.265, Stats. 1919. Thé statute provides for the nonpartisan nomination and election of county officers in counties having a population of more than 250,000.- Under the law, county officers in such counties are to be'nominated and elected in the same manner that’ such officers in other counties are nominated and elected except that th'fe use of…
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This action is brought under the original jurisdiction of this court to test the constitutionality of ch. 566, Laws 1919, being sec. 5.265, Stats. 1919. Thé statute provides for the nonpartisan nomination and election of county officers in counties having a population of more than 250,000.- Under the law, county officers in such counties are to be'nominated and elected in the same manner that’ such officers in other counties are nominated and elected except that th'fe use of party designations is prohibited and the names, of the two candidates receiving the highest number of votes for each…
1Opinion of the CourtSiebecker, J.
This is an original action in this court and the relief demanded is that the defendants, as the board of election commissioners of Milwaukee county, be restrained from enforcing the provisions of ch. 566, Laws 1919 (sec. 5.265, Stats.), in the conduct of the 1920 general election for county officers in Milwaukee county. The statute provides for nonpartisan nomination and election of county officers in counties having a population of more than 250,000. County officers in the counties to which the statute applies are to be nominated at a primary and elected at the general election as in other…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- State ex rel. McGrael v. PhelpsWisconsin Supreme Court · 1910
- State ex rel. Peck v. RiordanWisconsin Supreme Court · 1869
- State ex rel. Busacker v. GrothWisconsin Supreme Court · 1907
- State ex rel. Keenan v. Supervisors of Milwaukee CountyWisconsin Supreme Court · 1870
3Cited by5 opinions
- State ex rel. La Follette v. KohleeWisconsin Supreme Court · 1930
- State Ex Rel. Wolf v. Town of LisbonWisconsin Supreme Court · 1977
- Hjelming v. La Crosse CountyWisconsin Supreme Court · 1926
- State ex rel. Adams v. RadcliffeWisconsin Supreme Court · 1934
- Kroeplin v. County of MilwaukeeWisconsin Supreme Court · 1923