Hastings v. Henry

Citations

• 15 Del. 287

Syllabus

<p>'Mandamus. Election. Voter.—A mandamus will not issue to compel the Registrar of Elections to place upon the registration list of the district the name of the relator as a qualified voter of the hundred.</p> <p>Mandamus. —In an application for a mandamus the petition must show a complete right to the remedy, and it will not be awarded where the statute provides another adequate remedy.</p> <p>Same.—The Registrars of Elections and the Boards of Registration are clothed with discretionary powers, and courts will not interfere with the rightful exercise of that discretion. The statute provides punishment for the wilful abuse of it.</p> <p>Same.—A mandamus may be issued from the court in one county of this State to persons in either of the other counties.</p>