· 10/20/1978
Hammond v. Hickel
Citations
- 588 P.2d 256
- 1978 Alas. LEXIS 499
How courts have described this case
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- relying on Boucher v. Bomhoff, 495 P.2d 77, 80 (Alaska 1972)
- “evidence of an election official’s good faith may preclude a finding of malconduct under certain circumstances”
- \evidence of an election official's good faith may preclude a finding of malconduct under certain circumstances\
- “There were no such numerous serious violations as to permeate the entire election process, so as to require the extreme remedy of a new election.”
- disenfranchised votes added to totals of candidates in proportion to votes received by candidate in precinct where disenfranchised votes would have been counted
- “The total number of votes affected by [incidents of malconduct] must . . . be considered in ascertaining whether they are sufficient to change the result of the election.”
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Judges: Rabinowitz, Chief Justice, Connor, Boochever and Burke, Justices, and Dimond, Senior Justice
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