Kirk v. Parsons

*443OPINION

By the Court,

McNamee, C. J.:

On September 14, 1960, the board of county commissioners of Esmeralda County, after the completion of the canvass of the votes at the last primary election, declared that respondent was the candidate who received the highest vote of the Democratic Party for the unexpired term of the office of county commissioner and thus was the nominee of that party for said office. Appellant, who also was a Democratic candidate for the same office, desiring to contest the respondent’s nomination filed a petition to contest the same in the lower court on September 20, 1960.

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