Kinchen v. Wilkins

Donald L. Corbin, Justice.

Appellant Vernon Kinchen appeals an order of the Pope County Circuit Court granting Appellee Michael Wilkins’s request for declaratory relief and enjoining a special election. On appeal, Kinchen argues that: (1) the text of the city ordinance that he submitted constituted a legally sufficient ballot title; (2) the inclusion of the incorrect city ordinance number did not render the referendum petition insufficient; (3) the Pope County Election Commission had no discretion to vary the language of the proposed ballot title; (4) the official ballot prepared by the…