Legal Opinion
Maynard v. Board of Canvassers
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided December 24, 1890PublishedCited by 28 opinions
Mandamus. Relator applied for mandamus to compel respondents to declare and certify his election as Representative to the State Legislature. The facts are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
Champlin, O. J.
The Legislature, at its biennial session of 1889, passed an act numbered 254 (3 How. Stat. p. 2835), entitled—
“An act relating to the election of Eepresentatives to the State Legislature in districts where more than one is to be elected.”
Sections 1 and 2 of said act read as follows:
“Sec. 1. The People■ of the State of Michigan enact, That, in all elections of Eepresentatives to the State Legislature in districts where more than one is to be elected, each qualified elector may cast as many votes for one candidate as there are Eepresentatives to be elected, or may distribute the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Attorney General v. Board of CouncilmenMichigan Supreme Court · 1885
- People, Ex Rel. Woods v. . CrisseyNew York Court of Appeals · 1883
- People ex rel. Kennedy v. GiesMichigan Supreme Court · 1872
- Scott v. Smart's ExecutorsMichigan Supreme Court · 1849
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3Cited by28 opinions
- Commonwealth ex rel. Attorney General v. MathuesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1904
- Poppen v. WalkerSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1994
- State ex rel. Wiles v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Missouri · 1910
- State Ex Rel. Clinton Falls Nursery Co. v. County of SteeleSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1930
- State ex rel. Attorney General v. MooresNebraska Supreme Court · 1898
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