Ellis v. Rockefeller

Conley Byrd, Justice.

The question involved on this appeal is whether the State Board of Election Commissioners, in appointing the third member of each County Board of Election Commissioners, must appoint those persons selected by the majority party or whether the State Board of Election Commissioners has discretion in the appointment of the third member.

This action was commenced by appellants Frank Ellis, Franklin S. Garrison, T. O. Porter, Chester Andres, Maxine G. Reed, Marguerite Turner and James W. Hurley, to mandamus the State Board of Election Commissioners to appoint them as third…