25-701.
History: R.S. 1923, 25-701; Repealed, L. 1968, ch. 406, § 145; April 30.
Source or prior law:
L. 1861, ch. 28, § 27; G.S. 1868, ch. 36, § 28.
CASE ANNOTATIONS
1. Board may be compelled to reassemble and recanvass votes. Lewis v. Comm'rs of Marshall Co., 16 Kan. 102.
2. Board compelled by mandamus to canvass all of the returns. The State, ex rel., v. Comm'rs of Hodgman Co., 23 Kan. 264.
3. Where votes mostly fraudulent, mandamus to compel canvass refused. The State, ex rel., v. Stevens, 23 Kan. 456.
4. Board has no authority to determine legality of votes; when. Brown v. Comm'rs of Rush Co., 38 Kan. 436, 17 P. 304.
5. Board must canvass all returns; poll books must be genuine. Patton v. Florence, County Clerk, 38 Kan. 501, 17 P. 174.
6. Disparity between footing and tallies; latter control. Rice v. County Board of Canvassers, 50 Kan. 149, 152, 32 P. 134.
7. Candidate may mandamus board to reassemble and recanvass votes. Shull v. Comm'rs of Gray Co., 54 Kan. 101, 105, 37 P. 994.
8. Duty of declaring result of canvass may be enforced by mandamus. High School v. Commissioners, 61 Kan. 796, 801, 60 P. 1057.
9. Duty ministerial; must canvass all genuine and regular returns. Sharpless v. Buckles, 65 Kan. 838, 839, 70 P. 886.
10. Board in good faith completed work and adjourned; cannot reconvene. Capper v. Stotler, 88 Kan. 387, 397, 128 P. 200.
11. Canvass may be postponed when votes expected from absent electors. Stryker v. Welch, 128 Kan. 632, 635, 279 P. 25.
12. Contested election; tallies in poll book control over footings if discrepancy exists. Campbell v. Ramsey, 150 Kan. 368, 378, 92 P.2d 819.
13. Board's duties strictly ministerial; injunction against board properly refused. Coates v. Camp, 161 Kan. 732, 739, 740, 173 P.2d 266.
14. Mentioned; contestor's contest statement examined and held sufficient. Whitson v. Roberts, 176 Kan. 232, 233, 269 P.2d 1018; Affirmed, 177 Kan. 148, 276 P.2d 324.
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