State ex rel. Thatcher v. Keith

By the Court,

Norcross, J.:

[1-2] This is an original proceeding in prohibition, and the petition presents two questions under the election laws: First, can an elector who has registered so as to entitle him to vote at the primary election by designating and having entered upon the registry the politics or political party of such elector, subsequently apply to the registry agent and have changed the designation of his political party? Second, can an elector who has registered and who has failed or refused to indicate his politics or party designation, prior to the time fixed for close of…