Roberts v. Bope
North Dakota Supreme Court
Appeal from District Court, Kidder -county; Winchester, J. Action by Charles S. Roberts against George G. Bope. Judgment for defendant, and plaintiff appeals. Elector must express his choice of candidates by mark made by himself. Vallier v. Bralcke, 64 N. W. 180; Fletcher v. Wall, 40 L. R. A. 617; McKittrick v. Pardee, 6-5 N. W. 23. Other than official ballot shall not be cast -or -counted in any -election.
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Appeal from District Court, Kidder -county; Winchester, J. Action by Charles S. Roberts against George G. Bope. Judgment for defendant, and plaintiff appeals. Elector must express his choice of candidates by mark made by himself. Vallier v. Bralcke, 64 N. W. 180; Fletcher v. Wall, 40 L. R. A. 617; McKittrick v. Pardee, 6-5 N. W. 23. Other than official ballot shall not be cast -or -counted in any -election. Re Contested Election School Directors, 27 L. R. A.-234. Candidate’s name must appear in one -column only. Laws of 1901, p. 60; section 491, Rev. Codes 1899; Parmley v. Healy, 64 N. W.…
1Opinion of the CourtYoung, J.
This is an election contest. The appellant and contestant, Charles S. Roberts, and contestee, George G. Bope, were rival candidates for the office of county auditor of Kidder county at the November, 1904, election. The county board of canvassers found that the contestant had received 235 votes, and the contestee 260 votes, and the county auditor issued a certificate of election to the latter in pursuance of such finding. The trial court sustained the action of the board of canvassers, and the right of the contestee to the office. Contestant appeals from the judgment.
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2Cases cited1 opinion
- Parmley v. HealySouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1895
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