Webster v. Gilmore

Citations

• 91 Ill. 324

Syllabus

<p>1. Appellate jurisdiction—in respect to contested election cases in county court. The statute does not give the right of appeal from the county courts to the Appellate courts in contested election cases. In that class of cases an appeal lies from the county court directly to the Supreme Court.</p> <p>2. Elections—presumption of right to vote. Where an election board permits a person to vote, that creates a prima facie presumption of his right to vote, which must be overcome by proof on a contest of the election.</p> <p>3. Same—vote on separate piece of paper from ballot. A vote for a candidate on a separate slip of paper folded within the numbered ballot deposited, not attached to the ballot in any way, is properly rejected, the statute requiring the names of all the candidates voted for to be upon the same ballot.</p>