Cunningham v. George

Citations

• 3 Idaho 456
• 31 P. 809
• 1892 Ida. LEXIS 38

Syllabus

<p>Statute Daw — Dividing County into Commissioners’ Districts— Who may Vote for Commissioners — Canvassing Board— Certificate of Election, to Whom Issued — County Commissioners Required to Divide County into Districts. — The law-requiring the county, commissioners toi divide the county into county commissioners’ districts (section 1748 of the Revised Laws of Idaho) is still in force.</p> <p>All Voters in County Entitled to Vote. — The electors of the whole county are entitled to vote for one county commissioner for each district, and such vote must be abstracted as provided for the vote for other county officers.</p> <p>Authority of Canvassing Board. — The canvassing board has no authority to declare who is or is not elected.</p> <p>To Whom Auditor to Issue Certificate. — The auditor, as auditor, must issue certificate to the person in each district having the highest number of votes in the whole county.</p> <p>(Syllabus by the court.)</p>