Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 62, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 November 1919 — NOW VERNON SAYS IT WON [ARTICLE]

NOW VERNON SAYS IT WON

in Election Case Interpreted to Include Illegal Votes. Vernon, Oct. 30. —Although the report of a commission appointed to make a recount of votes in the special election to decide whether the Jennings county seat should be moved from Vernon* to North Vernon shows that North Vernon obtained 45 votes imore than 60 % of legal votes cast, those opposing the removal do not concede defeat. They contend that the law, which reads: “And if at least 60% of all votes cast at said election be in favor of such relocation, etc.,” means that 182 illegal ballots which were not added in the total by the commission must .be counted. Under this Interpretation, Vernon would he the winner, since 60% of both legal and illegal ballots is 64 more votes than North Vernon received.