Petition in the original jurisdiction of this Court by T. J. McLaughlin for writ of certiorari against J. L. Zeigler and the State Executive Committee. McLaughlin and Zeigler were both candidates for Supervisor in Calhoun county. McLaughlin contested the election of Zeigler on the ground that he had not filed in time after the election a sworfi statement of further moneys spent or provided in the election.
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¶6MR. JUSTICE WOODS. I concur in dismissing the petition on the ground that there was no notice of protest served on J.L. Zeigler, respondent. I dissent, however, from the conclusion that there was a substantial compliance with the statute in filing the statement. The statutory requirement is that the statement made after the election shall include and embrace "all further moneys spent or provided" by the candidate in the election. In limiting the statement to moneyspent and not including money provided, I think Mr. Zeigler did not comply with the statute, and it seems to me to hold that the variance was not substantial opens the door to evasion of a statutory provision vitally affecting the purity of elections. *152
