Derryberry v. State Board of Election Com'rs

The two hills filed in this cause are companion bills, and were filed by complainants, who are citizens, taxpayers, and qualified voters of the State, against the State board of election commissioners, the State comptroller, and the attorney-general, under the Declaratory Judgments Act, seeking a decree declaring chapters 1.18 and 119, Acts 1923, to be valid statutes, and binding upon the election machinery of the State;

The bills alleged that Hon. Frank M. Thompson, Attorney-General of the State, in his official capacity, had rendered an opinion advising the State board of election…