Puccinelli

Petitioner, a candidate at the primary election of August 30, 1920, for the Republican nomination for assemblyman from the 33d assembly district, instituted a contest of the nomination of one Badaracco as the Republican candidate for. said office at said election, under the provisions of section 28 of the-Primary Law. In addition to demanding a recount of all the Republican votes cast in the various precincts of said assembly district, he alleged many irregularities on the part of election officers in certain precincts, which he claims should cause the votes from the precincts to be excluded, and also that eight named persons, registered as voters in one of the precincts, were allowed to vote therein although they were not then residents therein, and that they voted for Badaracco. The contest is now on trial in the superior court of San Francisco before Judge Murasky. The Republican ballots have all been recounted by the court, such count showing a majority of 43 votes for Badaracco. Thereupon petitioner sought to introduce evidence to sustain his allegations of fraud and misconduct on the part of election officers and the reception of illegal votes. The contestee objected to the…