Stiles v. Earnest

Weltner, Justice.

This is an election contest challenging the result of a referendum held in Seminole County, Georgia, which presented to the voters an opportunity to provide for the election of members of the Seminole County School Board, as opposed to the present system of appointment by successive grand juries. The measure failed by 17 *261votes; proponents of popular election brought suit; and the trial court affirmed the result of the referendum.

The complaint alleges, inter alia, that election officials allowed certain citizens, none of whom were election officials, to “check off’ voters from…