Goble v. Board of Education of Iuka Community Consolidated School District No. 7

This is an appeal from a judgment of the Circuit Court of Marion County dismissing with prejudice a petition by voters contesting an election upon a school tax increase proposition held November 18,1978, in luka Community Consolidated School District No. 7. The court declared the election results to be 232 “yes” and 229 “no”, as found by the election judges.

The petitioners contend that it was error to count nine absentee ballots (eight voted “yes” and one voted “no”) not endorsed with the initials of an election judge under section 9 — 14 of the School Code (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1977, ch. 122,…