Alves v. Giegler

Summary

The court affirmed the judgment barring both competing slates from appearing on the Independent Party ballot line, but rejected the trial court's reasoning in significant respects. It held that a town clerk must accept and transmit facially valid minor-party filings without adjudicating the underlying nomination dispute, that the first slate's notice was not shown to be deficient as a matter of law, and that the second slate satisfied the statutory certification requirement. Because both slates were facially valid, their existence created an over endorsement that resulted in no valid endorsement for the affected offices.