On This Day | Counting Only the Votes Cast

Ever since the canvassing board declared the amendments passed, on the strength of an opinion signed by Attorney General Langer, who held that the clause in the constitution required that an initiated amendment to pass must have “a majority of all the votes cast in the election,” meant a majority of votes cast for and against the amendment, it has been regarded as certain that a test would be started.

1919-01-02 | Ward County Independent

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