Duffy v. Mortenson’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

7 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 7 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “This court’s scope of review in examining ballots is found in SDCL 12-21-57 which provides in part that “the court may review completely all of the proceedings ... relative to such recount ... and correct any errors made in the determination of questions as to validity of ballots, and in computation of returns, and any errors which may be manifest from such certifications.” Accordingly, our scope of review is de novo.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Christensen v. Devany

2. “not the policy of this state to disenfranchise a voter because of an election official's mistake or negligence, but rather, 'to determine and carry out the intent of the elector when satisfied that the elector has endeavored to express such intent in the manner prescribed by law[.]'”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. In Re Writ of Certiorari as to the Determination of Election on the Brookings School District's Decision to Raise Additional General Fund