People ex rel. Powell v. Ruyle

Citations

• 91 Ill. 525

Syllabus

<p>1. Election—“returns” from which vote of precinct should he counted. The tally list required to be sent to the county clerk is a constituent part of the “ returns ” from the board of election of a precinct, and where a doubt arises as to the number of votes cast upon the question of adopting township organization, from the informal character of the certificate of the election officers, the number being set down below instead of above their signatures, it is proper to consider the tally list, and from the two count the votes thus appearing to have been cast on the question.</p> <p>2. The returns of an election consist of the certificate of the officers conducting the same, entered on the poll books, together with a list of voters, and one of the tally lists, all of which are to be carefully enveloped and sealed, and delivered to the county clerk. From these the abstract of the vote is to be made.</p>