Legal Opinion
Rives v. Pettit
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Decided January 15, 1974PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PALMORE, Justice.
At the general election held on November 6, 1973, James G. Amato and H. Foster Pettit were the candidates for mayor of the new Lexington-Fayette County Urban *477Government.1 Except for absentee ballots, all voting was done by use of voting machines pursuant to KRS Ch. 125. According to the official count the total vote in the mayor’s race was 20,397 for Amato and 20,285 for Pettit, a difference of 112. The count in Aylesford precinct, which is of central importance to this case, was 156 for Amato and 73 for Pettit, a difference of 83. The absentee ballot count was 255 for Pettit…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Bowers v. SmithSupreme Court of Missouri · 1892
- Holsclaw v. StephensCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1974
- Allen v. GlynnSupreme Court of Colorado · 1892
- Upton v. KnucklesCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1971
- Lakes v. EstridgeCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1943
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3Cited by6 opinions
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- Ohio River Pipeline Corp. v. LandrumCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1979
- Calcutt v. CalcuttCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 1984
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