Collier v. Anlicker
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the County Court of Ford county; the Hon. Alexander McElroy, Judge, presiding. This is a petition or statement in writing, filed by the appellant, George Collier, on May 19, 1900, and amended at a subsequent date, in the county court of Ford county, for the purpose of contesting the election of the appellee, Fred Anlicker, who was declared elected to the office of school director of school district No. 3, in township No. 25, range No. 7, in the county of Ford.
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Appeal from the County Court of Ford county; the Hon. Alexander McElroy, Judge, presiding. This is a petition or statement in writing, filed by the appellant, George Collier, on May 19, 1900, and amended at a subsequent date, in the county court of Ford county, for the purpose of contesting the election of the appellee, Fred Anlicker, who was declared elected to the office of school director of school district No. 3, in township No. 25, range No. 7, in the county of Ford. The petition, as amended, prayed that,- upon a hearing thereof, if a recount of the ballots and inspection of the…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Magruder
First—The same question arises in this case, which has arisen in quite a number of other cases presented to this court, namely, whether the returns of the judges of election shall be conclusive as to the result of the election, or whether the ballots, as introduced in evidence and counted, shall be received to contradict or change the result shown by the returns.
Two rules upon this subject have been laid down by the decisions of this court: First, the returns should not be accepted as conclusive, if the judges of the election have been so careless in the performance of their duties, as to…
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- Dorsey v. BrighamIllinois Supreme Court · 1898
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