State Ex Rel. Denton v. Vinyard

COMPTON, Justice.

The questions presented stem from a local option election, held in the City of Clovis, on the question whether alcoholic' liquor may be sold therein. There were 2,788 votes against and 2,713 for the proposition. The canvassing board, appellees here, certified that a majority of the ballots cast were against the sale of alcoholic liquor within the municipality.

Petitioning for a recount, appellants allege that error or fraud has been committed by the election officials in counting, tallying and certifying, sufficient to change the results of the election. The trial court, of…