Ollmann v. Kowalewski’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

12 state decisions

Most-quoted passages

The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 13 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““The voter would not knowingly be doing wrong. And not to count his vote for no fault of his own would deprive him of his constitutional right to vote. Any statute that purported to authorize refusal to count ballots cast under the instant circumstance would be unconstitutional. A statute purporting so to operate would be void, rather than the ballots. And the ballots not being void, should be counted notwithstanding the statute. Voting is a constitutional right, sec. 1, art. III, Const., and any statute that denies a qualified elector the right to vote is unconstitutional and void.” Ollmann v. Kowalewski, supra, page 578.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 387 Wis. 2d 686 - Ard v. Bd. of Canvassers · 29 Wis. 2d 674 - Gradinjan v. Boho

2. “[a] ballot legally cast cannot be rejected if it expresses the will of the voter.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 387 Wis. 2d 686 - Ard v. Bd. of Canvassers · 2001 WI App 221 - Roth v. LaFarge School District Board of Canvassers

3. ““Construction of title II. Title II shall be construed so as to give effect to the will of the electors, if that can be ascertained from the proceedings, notwithstanding informality or failure to comply with some of its provisions.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 29 Wis. 2d 674 - Gradinjan v. Boho