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William Langer Papers

1918

Election Case

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Letter From S. A. Smith To Attorney General Langer Regarding Election Irregularities In Golden Valley County, November 10, 1918, S.A. Smith Nov 1918

Letter From S. A. Smith To Attorney General Langer Regarding Election Irregularities In Golden Valley County, November 10, 1918, S.A. Smith

William Langer Papers

In this letter from Golden Valley County Sheriff S. A. Smith to North Dakota Attorney General William Langer Smith describes election irregularities involving possible missing absentee ballots.

Smith writes that in three of his precincts, where there were twenty absent voter's ballots but none for Governor Lynn Frazier, even though three voters say they voted for him. Smith asks whether there is any way to see the ballots without contesting the election.

Smith also adds in a handwritten note that he hopes Mrs. Langer is "fully recovered."

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