In re Van Cott
New York Supreme Court
•Application under section 135 of the Election Law (Laws of 1896, chap. 909), as amended by Laws of 1897, chap. 379, § 23, for an inspection of the void and protested ballots filed in the office of the clerk of the county of New York in sealed packages by the inspectors of election, pursuant to the provisions of said statute.
1Opinion of the CourtBlanchard, J.
This is an application under section 135 of the Election Law of the State, as amended by chapter 379 of the Laws of 1897, section 23, for an inspection of the void and protested ballots filed in the office of the clerk of the county of New York in, sealed packages by the inspectors of election, pursuant to the provisions of that statute. The petitioner was a candidate at the general election held on November 6, 1900, for the office of Congressman for the Eighth Congressional District of the State of New York. The official canvass of the votes cast in that congressional district shows Thomas…
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- In re the Election of Member of Assembly for the First DistrictNew York Supreme Court · 1896
- In re TompkinsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1897
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