Blackard v. Kolb

Ed. F. MoFaddin, Justice.

This is an election contest; and the controlling question on this appeal is whether the appellant Blackard was a qualified elector of Johnson' county, Arkansas, on November 5, 1940, within the purview of our poll tax law. We hold that he was; and Act 155 of 1943 is our authority for such holding.

The facts regarding Blackard’s status are these: Prior to his entry into the armed forces of the United States he was a resident of Johnson .county. He received his honorable discharge from the Army on November 14, 1945, and immediately returned to Johnson county, and has…