CONNOLLY v. SECRETARY OF THE COMMONWEALTH


404 Mass. 556 (1989)

536 N.E.2d 1058

HERBERT L. CONNOLLY vs. SECRETARY OF THE COMMONWEALTH & others (and two companion cases).

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Suffolk.

April 10, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Arthur C. Sullivan, Jr. (James C. Dragon with him) for Robert B. Kennedy.

William F. Galvin for Herbert L. Connolly.

Sanford A. Kowal for Jody Dow.

Ruth A. Bourquin, Assistant Attorney General, for Secretary of the Commonwealth & another.

Present: HENNESSEY, C.J., LIACOS, ABRAMS, & O'CONNOR, JJ.


HENNESSEY, C.J.

We review here three actions concerning the Democratic primary election and the general election for the office of Governor's Councillor of the Third District of the Commonwealth. Jody Dow was the Republican candidate. Herbert L. Connolly and Robert B. Kennedy were the two candidates in the Democratic primary, which was held on September 15, 1988. After a recount of the results of the primary election, Kennedy was determined to be the winner by a margin...

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