Donaghey v. Attorney General

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• concluding that evidence was sufficient to establish that the substance was noncontrolled where “the criminalist testified that the substance was not heroin or cocaine and that he had eliminated 80 to 90 percent of all controlled substances”
• discussing the “long established principle” that the Attorney General may be compelled to initiate a quo warranto action if “a franchise is being unlawfully exercised” or usurped
• noting a strong public policy favoring stability and finality of public elections
• noting a strong public policy favoring stability and finality of public elections
• electoral challenges months after an election “erode the stability of ... governments by calling into question the legitimacy” of interim acts
• electoral challenges months after an election \erode the stability of ... governments by calling into question the legitimacy\ of interim acts

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