In re Opening of Ballot Boxes

KELLEY, Judge.

This appeal is grounded in the facts and circumstances that surround the results of the November 4, 1997 election for the Office of District Justice 26-3-04 in Montour County, Pennsylvania. There were two candidates: Robert B. Geiger, the incumbent, and Marvin K. Shrawder. The unofficial returns declared Shrawder as winner of the election over his opponent Geiger by a majority of one vote. On November 7, 1997, the Mont-our County Board of Elections (election board) conducted the official computations and canvassing of the returns and officially certified that Shrawder received…