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25-419.

History: L. 1893, ch. 78, § 25; L. 1897, ch. 129, § 25; L. 1901, ch. 177, § 11; L. 1903, ch. 228, § 4; L. 1905, ch. 222, § 3; L. 1913, ch. 189, § 4; R.S. 1923, 25-419; L. 1955, ch. 207, § 2; L. 1965, ch. 243, § 2; Repealed, L. 1968, ch. 406, § 145; April 30.

CASE ANNOTATIONS

1. Act taken from Iowa, provisions of section held mandatory. Taylor v. Bleakley, 55 Kan. 1, 8, 13, 39 P. 1045; Richardson v. Jamison, 55 Kan. 16, 39 P. 1050.

2. Cross marks in square three times; excess treated as surplusage. Parker v. Hughes, 64 Kan. 216, 67 P. 637.

3. Election board cannot review work of officers who prepare ballot. Ogg v. Glover, 72 Kan. 247, 256, 83 P. 1039.

4. Canvassing board cannot reject ballots because of mistake in printing. Peabody v. Burch, 75 Kan. 543, 89 P. 1016.

5. Contest tribunal opens packages of votes in open session only. Getty v. Holcomb, 79 P. 224, 99 P. 218.

6. Law amended requires counting of ballots, marked as section directs. Capper v. Stotler, 88 Kan. 387, 128 P. 200.

7. Ballots should be counted in absence of fraudulent intent. Short v. Davis, 90 Kan. 147, 149, 152, 132 P. 1172.

8. Ballots sorted before counting; counting held valid. Hooper v. McNaughton, 113 Kan. 405, 409, 214 P. 613.

9. Intent of voter considered in canvass of ballots. Wall v. Pierpont, 119 Kan. 420, 424, 437, 240 P. 251.

10. Held pencil must be used, color not material. Boddington v. Schaible, 134 Kan. 696, 698, 699, 700, 8 P.2d 314.

11. Contestor has no absolute right to recount. Free v. Wood, 137 Kan. 939, 942, 946, 22 P.2d 978.

12. Contested election; recount not considered where ballots improperly kept; best evidence. Campbell v. Ramsey, 150 Kan. 368, 375, 92 P.2d 819.

13. Slight defacements not distinguishing mark sufficient to void ballot; ballot torn by voter not counted. Hansen v. Lindley, 152 Kan. 63, 77, 79, 81, 102 P.2d 1058.

14. Discussed; absentee voter's right to vote not subject to challenge. Burke v. State Board of Canvassers, 152 Kan. 826, 834, 107 P.2d 773.

15. Voting mark as identifying mark; construed; applied. Johnson v. Russell, 160 Kan. 91, 95, 159 P.2d 480.

16. Ballot should be counted in absence of fraudulent intent. Johnson v. Russell, 160 Kan. 91, 95, 98, 159 P.2d 480.


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