Commonwealth v. Burton

Opinion by

Dithrich, J.,

All six defendants, who were the election officers in the 16th division of the 47th ward of Philadelphia at the general election held November 4, 1947, were found guilty on each of five indictments charging violation of the Pennsylvania Election .Code, June 3, 1937, P. L. 1333, ,25 PS §2601. They were convicted of unlawfully inserting names in voters’ certificates and of willful fraud by election officers; making a false return on votes at a general election; fraudulently, registering voters on a voting machine; conspiracy to violate the election laws; and unlawfully…