McEwen v. Prince
Supreme Court of Minnesota
William E. McEwén served and filed notice that be appealed to tbe district court for St. Louis county from tbe decision of tbe Common Council of tbe city of Duluth acting as a canvassing board of votes ■cast at tbe general municipal election beld on April 1, 1913, whereby that board certified tbat contestant received 1,351 first cboiee votes, 806 second cboiee votes and 969 additional choice votes, William I. Prince received 1,546 first choice votes, 947 second choice votes…
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William E. McEwén served and filed notice that be appealed to tbe district court for St. Louis county from tbe decision of tbe Common Council of tbe city of Duluth acting as a canvassing board of votes ■cast at tbe general municipal election beld on April 1, 1913, whereby that board certified tbat contestant received 1,351 first cboiee votes, 806 second cboiee votes and 969 additional choice votes, William I. Prince received 1,546 first choice votes, 947 second choice votes and ■639 additional choice votes, and declaring William I. Prince elected mayor. The appeal was heard by Cant, J., who…
1Opinion of the Court
Taylor, C.
In December, 1912, the city of Duluth adopted a home rule charter which established a commission form of government for that city, and provided for the election of a mayor and four commissioners on the first Tuesday in April, 1913. The charter provided for “preferential” voting and for the following form of ballot:
*419Eor each office to be filled, tbe voter is allowed to designate, in tbe first column at the right-of the names, one and only one “first choice,” in the second column, one and only one “second choice,” but in the third column he may designate as many “additional choices” as…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- In re the Senate of MinnesotaSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1865
- Pennington v. HareSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1895
- State ex rel. Braley v. GaySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1894
- State ex rel. Attorney General v. Southern Minnesota RailroadSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1871
- Fitzmaurice v. WillisNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1910
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Erickson v. SammonsSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1954
- In Re Order of Sammons, Co. Superintendent of SchoolsSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1954
- Nelson v. BullardSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1923
- State ex rel. Klitzke v. Independent Consolidated School District No. 88Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1953
- Clayton v. PrinceSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1915
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