State ex rel. Sauer v. District Court
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Writ of certiorari to the district court for Bamsey county, to review an order of said court, Brill, Kelly and Otis, JJ., ordering the county auditor of said county to strike from the official county ballot about to be printed and voted at the ensuing general election the names of Otto K. Sauer and others, candidates for the offices of sheriff, county surveyor, clerk of the district court, register of deeds, judge of probate, county treasurer and county auditor respectively,…
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Writ of certiorari to the district court for Bamsey county, to review an order of said court, Brill, Kelly and Otis, JJ., ordering the county auditor of said county to strike from the official county ballot about to be printed and voted at the ensuing general election the names of Otto K. Sauer and others, candidates for the offices of sheriff, county surveyor, clerk of the district court, register of deeds, judge of probate, county treasurer and county auditor respectively, together with the words “Independent Democrat” set opposite each of said names.
1Opinion of the CourtCanty, J.
On October 6,1898, certificates of nomination were filed with the county auditor of Ramsey county, signed by one Fuller, as chairman, and one Sauer, as secretary, of the “Independent Democratic Party,” in which certificates it was stated that at an adjourned convention of that party held on October 4, 1898, the relators were respectively nominated as candidates for the different county offices in that county. The auditor proceeded to place these names on the official ballot for the election to be held November 8, 1898. Thereupon, under G. S. 1894, § 48, one Barton procured from a judge of the…
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