Lack Of Funds Blocks Vote Test
by Stanley Meisler
Commentary by Stanley Meisler
December 4, 1953
December 1953
Middletown, Ohio
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Paullin To Call It Quits - Possibilities that Trenton's recent mayoralty election would become a constitutional test case fizzled today, because of insufficient funds. Charles B. Paullin this morning said he doubted that his supporters could muster enough money to appeal Common Pleas Judge Fred B. Cramer's dismissal yesterday of Paullin's plea that the Butler County Board of Elections be forced to certify his election. Paullin claims to have received more write-in votes than the printed name of his opponent, Harry Stretcher. Judge Cramer said the intention of the Ohio General Assembly was to outlaw write-in votes when at least one candidate has filed for a non-partisan office...
Paullin To Call It Quits - Possibilities that Trenton's recent mayoralty election would become a constitutional test case fizzled today, because of insufficient funds. Charles B. Paullin this morning said he doubted that his supporters could muster enough money to appeal Common Pleas Judge Fred B. Cramer's dismissal yesterday of Paullin's plea that the Butler County Board of Elections be forced to certify his election. Paullin claims to have received more write-in votes than the printed name of his opponent, Harry Stretcher. Judge Cramer said the intention of the Ohio General Assembly was to outlaw write-in votes when at least one candidate has filed for a non-partisan office...
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