Salcido v. Roberts

Citations

• 6 Cal. Unrep. 856
• 67 P. 1077
• 1902 Cal. LEXIS 880

Syllabus

<p>Election—Ballots.—Writing a Name in the Wrong Column does not invalidate the ballot as a whole, though the written name cannot be counted.1</p> <p>Election.—A Ballot Containing the Name of a Candidate Written under the appropriate heading, but across the horizontal line between the title of the office and next below, or else below such line, is good.</p> <p>Election.—A Ballot Marked With a Cross Opposite the “Yes” and “No” to proposed constitutional amendments is valid in other respects, and must be counted for the candidates properly voted for.</p> <p>Election.—A Mark on a Ballot Made by Folding it before the ink on it had dried does not render the ballot void.</p> <p>Election.—A Ballot Containing the Written Words “Blae Colu” in the blank column under the title “Justice of the Peace,” together with a cross opposite the printed name of a candidate for that office, is valid in other respects, and must be counted for the candidates for other offices properly voted for, the court presuming that the voter intended to vote for a person named “Blae Colu.”</p> <p>Election.—Under Political Code, Section 1211, providing that, if a voter marks more names than there are persons to be elected to an office, his ballot shall not be counted for such office, a ballot so marked can be rejected only as to such office.</p> <p>Election.—A Mark Made Opposite a Name by an instrument so full of ink as to practically make a round spot or blot instead of a cross, but in which the cross can be seen, is a sufficient mark.</p>