Republican Party of Arkansas v. Kilgore

Petitioners, the Republican Party of Arkansas and Sally Stevens, a member of the Pulaski County Election Commission, have filed an Emergency Petition for Writ of Certiorari in this court on November 6, 2002. The stated purpose of the petition for certiorari is to void the Emergency Order to Extend Voting Hours filed by Circuit Judge Collins Kilgore at 6:45 p.m. on November 5, 2002.

The Emergency Order reads as follows:

Upon consideration of the petition for an emergency order to extend voting hours and in light of exigent circumstances involved that threaten the effective disenfranchisement of…