State ex rel. Labauve v. Michel
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Ap-peal from Civil District Court, Parish of Orleans; Fred. Durieve King, Judge. Mandamus suit by the state of Louisiana, on the relation of Thomas W. Labauve, against John T. Michel, Secretary of State. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtPkovosty, J.
The Constitution of 1898, which is our present organic law, adopted the Australian ballot system, according to which the names of all the candidates to be voted for appear upon one ballot, and the voter indicates his choice by stamping the ballot opposite the name of the candidate, or writes the name of the candidate in a blank space left for that purpose. An essential part of the system is that the state prints and distributes the ballots. And since, on the one hand, the determination of whom to put on the ballot cannot be left to the caprice of the state officer to whom is assigned the duty…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- State ex rel. Runge v. AndersonWisconsin Supreme Court · 1898
- People Ex Rel. Coffey v. Democratic General CommitteeNew York Court of Appeals · 1900
- State ex rel. Adair v. DrexelNebraska Supreme Court · 1905
- Kenneweg v. County Commissioners of Allegany CountyCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1905
- DeWalt v. Bartley, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County1892
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3Cited by54 opinions
- Koy v. SchneiderTexas Supreme Court · 1920
- Westerman v. MimsTexas Supreme Court · 1921
- State ex rel. McGrael v. PhelpsWisconsin Supreme Court · 1910
- Waples v. MarrastTexas Supreme Court · 1916
- Hainkel v. HenrySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1975
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