Chamberlin v. Hartley

Citations

• 152 Pa. 544
• 25 A. 572
• 1893 Pa. LEXIS 1015

Syllabus

<p>Elections — School directors — Defective ballots.</p> <p>In an election for school directors, six directors were to be chosen, two for a term of three years, two for two years, and two fo.r one year. The ballots of the six persons having- a majority of all the votes cast, failed to designate the term, but the six persons having a minority of all the votes cast had a majority of all the votes on which the term was designated. jHeld, that the latter six persons were duly elected.</p> <p>Evidence — Caucus agreement — Act of April 11, 1862.</p> <p>In such a case it was incompetent to show that at the party caucus at which the first six persons were nominated, it was agreed that the persons receiving the highest number of all the votes should have the three years term, the persons receiving the next highest number should have the two years term, and the persons receiving th« next highest number should have the one year term.</p> <p>The act of April 11, 1862, P. L. 471, does not apply to such a case, because that act was operative only when the “ voters shall all neglect to designate on their tickets the term of office for which each person voted for is a candidate.”</p>