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Warren v. Rayburn

Court of Appeals of Kentucky

Decided April 30, 1954PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CULLEN, Commissioner.

At. the November. 1953 election, Willie Warren, Republican, and Paul Rayburn, Democrat, were candidates for the office of sheriff of Green County. The canvass of the votes cast in person at the precinct polling places showed that Warren. had received 2,386 votes and Rayburn had received 2,414. However, when the absentee ballots were counted, it was found that Warren had received 181 of the absentee votes, while Rayburn had received only 16. This made Warren the winner by Í37 votes.

Rayburn contested the election, attacking particularly the absentee ballots. The court found…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Pickard v. JonesCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1951

3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Hodges v. HodgesCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1958
  2. Washington Vaughn v. Board of Elections of Green CountyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2010
  3. Ragan v. BurnettCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1957
  4. Arnett v. HensleyCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1968
  5. Crowe v. EmmertCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1957

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