Bacon v. Malzacher

Citations

• 102 Ill. 663
• 1882 Ill. LEXIS 77

Syllabus

<p>Election—effect of irregularities. Upon the contest of an election, before the county court, it appeared the election officers in one of the precincts had committed some irregularities, for which the board of canvassers had rejected the entire returns from that precinct. There was nothing, however, indicating any unfairness or fraud in the election, and the ballots had all been preserved and returned, and were counted, in the proceeding in the county court, and the result declared accordingly, different from that reached by the board of canvassers. On appeal, this action of the county court was sustained.</p>