Legal Opinion
McCormick v. Rhode Island State Board of Elections
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided October 20, 1977No. 77-114-M.PPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJoslin, J.
Thomas A. McCormick was a candidate in the primary election held in the city of Providence on March 29, 1977 for the selection of the Democratic Party’s candidate for the office of councilman for the city’s Tenth Ward. At the close of the polls on that day, the voting machine count showed McCormick leading all other candidates and ahead of his closest competitor, Lloyd Griffin, by 90 votes. That lead, however, disappeared when, over McCormick’s objections, the State Board of Elections validated, and the Board of Canvassers of the City of Providence counted, 123 ballots cast by absentee and…
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2Cases cited16 opinions
- Pucci v. AlgiereSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1970
- MATTER OF DE MARTINI v. PowerNew York Court of Appeals · 1970
- Griffin v. BurnsDistrict Court, D. Rhode Island · 1977
- Roberts v. Board of ElectionsSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1957
- Fidell v. Board of Elections of City of New YorkDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1972
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Lloyd T. Griffin v. Robert F. Burns, Etc., Thomas A. McCormickCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1978
- Gomes v. Rhode Island State Board of ElectionsSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1978
- Navedo v. AcevedoDistrict Court, D. Puerto Rico · 1990
- Devine v. Rhode IslandDistrict Court, D. Rhode Island · 1993
- Dias v. Portsmouth Water & Fire DistrictSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1987