Raymond L. Malnar, a Qualified Elector, Plaintiff/appellee v. Elizabeth (aka Beth) Joice, an Individual…

Summary

The court affirmed the removal of Joice’s name from the ballot because service on the statutorily designated agent, together with the presumption that public officers perform their duties, provided sufficient notice and personal jurisdiction. It also held that Joice’s nomination documents could not be treated as supporting a full-term candidacy because her nomination paper expressly stated that she sought the unexpired term. The court therefore declined to reform the documents or place her name on the ballot for the full four-year term.