Kupcha v. Harbin

This is an appeal in an election contest. The appellant (petitioner) John Kupcha and the appellee (respondent) Edward D. Harbin were both candidates for the office of City Councilman for the Second Councilmatic District in the 1967 Municipal Election in the City of Whiting, Indiana. The result of the election was .challenged and a Recount Commission was appointed to recount certain challenged absentee voters’ ballots. In addition to the ballots counted and deemed valid by the Commission, the respondent (appellee) introduced four ballots not counted by the Recount Commission alleging the same…