Roberts v. Epperson, Co.

This is a contest of an election held on the question of the issuance of bonds for irrigation purposes in Donna irrigation district No. 1, Hidalgo county, on the ground that 78 votes cast against issuance of the bonds “were thrown out and not counted by said election officers,” and also on the ground “that the said election officers falsely stated in their returns of the election the result of said election.” The court rendered judgment against the contestants and held that the election was legally conducted and resulted in a two-thirds vote in favor of the issuance of the bonds.

We adopt the…