Hunt v. Hoffman
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Upon the affidavit of Charles J. Hunt, this court granted its order directing Louis O. Hoffman, as city clerk of the city of St. Paul, and the several members of the common council of that city, acting in their capacity as a canvassing board, to canvass the returns of a primary election held in that city on March 17, 1914, to correct their return and abstract of votes cast for city officers so as to show that Charles J. Hunt received 150 votes for councilman in the Second…
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Upon the affidavit of Charles J. Hunt, this court granted its order directing Louis O. Hoffman, as city clerk of the city of St. Paul, and the several members of the common council of that city, acting in their capacity as a canvassing board, to canvass the returns of a primary election held in that city on March 17, 1914, to correct their return and abstract of votes cast for city officers so as to show that Charles J. Hunt received 150 votes for councilman in the Second precinct of the Tenth ward, and a total of 4,107 votes for said office at that election, that Charles J. Hunt, and not J.…
1Opinion of the CourtHallam, J.
This proceeding is brought under section 357, G. S. 1913, to correct an error or omission of the city council of St. Paul, acting as' a canvassing board, in declaring defendant Hyland nominated for councilman over the plaintiff Hunt at the city primary election.
The statute provides that the election officers in each voting precinct shall make duplicate returns showing the total number of votes received by each candidate, one duplicate to be delivered, together with the ballot boxes, and unused and spoiled ballots, to the city clerk, the other duplicate to be delivered to the county auditor.…
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