Alves v. Giegler

Summary

The court affirmed the judgment barring both competing slates from the Independent Party ballot line, but rejected the trial court's reasons for doing so. It held that the town clerk's role under the election statutes is ministerial, that the first slate was not shown to have failed the meeting-notice requirements, and that the second slate satisfied the statutory certification requirement. Because both slates were facially valid, their submission created an over endorsement that resulted in no effective endorsement for the affected offices.