Thompson v. State Board of Canvassers

The opinion of the court-was delivered by

Burch, J.:

It has been brought to the attention of the court that the constitution and powers of the contest board provided by the primary-election law are still imperfectly understood, and in order to clarify the subject a little more the court will supplement its former opinion by the following observations.

When the state concluded to regulate the nomination of candidates for election it became apparent that various questions *562would likely arise touching claimed nominations, which would need speedy and final determination. To meet this need the contest…