Absentee Ballots Case

Dissenting Opinion by

Me. Justice Jones:

My study of the issues involved on these appeals compels the conclusion that the majority of this Court err in deciding that the scope of permissible appellate review in this case is on narrow certiorari. Having so decided, the majority of this Court — having found the court below had jurisdiction, that the proceedings were regular, that there was no excession of powers nor a violation of any constitutional right— refused to inquire into the merits of the controversy. If the majority is correct that the instant scope of review is on narrow certiorari,…