57.7 - CONTEST COURT FOR CONTEST OF PUBLIC MEASURE.
57.7 CONTEST COURT FOR CONTEST OF PUBLIC MEASURE.
The court for the trial of a contested election on a public
measure shall consist of one person designated by the petitioners who
are contesting the election, who shall be designated in writing by
the petitioners at the time the contest is filed, one person
designated by the county commissioner of elections to represent the
interests adverse to those of the petitioners, and a third person who
shall be chosen jointly by the designees of the petitioners and of
the commissioner. If the persons selected by the petitioners and the
county commissioner of elections cannot agree on a third person, the
chief judge of the judicial district in which the contest is filed
shall appoint a third person to serve. Section History: Early Form
[C77, 79, 81, § 57.7]