Goldsmith v. McDonald

This election dispute comes from the Town of Palm Beach where its incumbent Mayor McDonald was reelected by a single vote. The runner-up, Goldsmith, argues that the Canvassing Board invalidly failed to count some absentee ballots. The trial judge found no basis to quash the Board’s findings. Under the facts of this case, we affirm.

The election was February 3rd. Candidates were Jack McDonald, Gerry Goldsmith and Susan Markin. No one attained a majority. The runoff was two weeks later, February 17th, with two candidates receiving the highest votes, Mayor McDonald and Challenger Goldsmith, the…