McCORMICK v. RHODE ISLAND STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS

No. 77-114-M.P.

374 A.2d 114 (1977)

Thomas A. McCORMICK v. RHODE ISLAND STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS et al.

Supreme Court of Rhode Island.

April 27, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Keven A. McKenna, Providence, for petitioner.

Julius C. Michaelson, Atty. Gen., Stephen F. Achille, Anthony J. Bucci, Providence, William Y. Chaika Cranston, for Lloyd Griffin, for respondents.


ORDER

This is common law certiorari. The petitioner was a candidate at the primary election which was held in Providence on March 29, 1977 to select the Democratic Party's candidate for the office of councilman for the city's Tenth Ward. The election of a councilman is scheduled for May 3, 1977.

At the close of the polls on March 29, a count of the voting machine totals showed petitioner to be leading all the other candidates. Subsequently, when the results...

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