Chavarie v. Robie

This was a petition by two persons, alleging themselves property owners, taxpayers, and voters in Hermon, for certiorari to quash so much of the record of the election held in that town on September 14,1936, as relates to the vote on the local *245option question of licensing the sale of malt liquor. P. L. 1935, Chap. 157.

The petitioners claim that, notwithstanding the conduct of election officials had invalidated two absentee ballots, such ballots were, nevertheless, intentionally received, were erroneously included in the count of votes, and find reflection in the return of the election,…