Hathcoat v. Town of Pendleton Election Board

SULLIVAN, Judge.

Norman D. Hathcoat appeals the judgment of the Madison Circuit Court in an election recount proceeding with respect to votes cast in the Town of Pendleton. We consolidate and restate the issues for review as follows: Whether the trial court erred in failing to ascertain the voters’ intent concerning controverted write-in votes for Hathcoat and in finding the controverted votes void and therefore disallowed in the final vote count. 1

We affirm.

Norman D. Hathcoat was the only qualified write-in candidate for the office of Town Council Member, Third Ward, in the Town of Pendleton…