Hunt v. Crawford

Sears, Justice.

Lyn Hunt appeals from the trial court’s judgment setting aside an election in which she defeated Robert Crawford, by a margin of ten votes, for a seat on the Madison City Council. Because we conclude that the trial court erred when it found that Crawford demonstrated that the alleged misconduct of which he complained placed the result of the election in doubt, we reverse.

Crawford contested Hunt’s victory in the election based upon the activities of Hunt’s brother on election day. Before election day, Hunt had named her brother as her poll watcher. According to Hunt’s brother,…