In re Election of November 6, 1990 for the Office of Attorney General

Were the allegations of contestor’s petition supported by the required weight of the evidence, we would be required to set aside the election for Attorney General. However, our thorough examination of the evidence and arguments of the parties cause us to conclude that contestor has not met his burden of proof to overturn the election. Therefore, for the following reasons, we enter judgment for contestee.

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Burden of Proof

We begin our analysis by restating established, fundamental principles applicable to the involvement of courts in election matters:

“This court is very much aware of the…