State of ex rel. Bowling v. Greenbrier County Commission

This is an opinion setting forth the Court’s reasoning in connection with an October 22, 2002 order reinstating an election contest ruling of the Greenbrier County Commission.

I

In the instant case, we affirm, in part, and reverse, in part, an October 9, 2002 decision of the Circuit Court of Greenbrier County, which reversed an August 2, 2002 decision by the County Commission of Greenbrier County (“Commission”) in an election contest proceeding. The Commission decided that the Democratic nomination for a seat on the Greenbrier County Commission had been won in the May 2002 primary by John…