Carder v. City of Orange Beach

These cases arise out of an election contest commenced in the Baldwin County Circuit Court challenging the results of a municipal election in the City of Orange Beach. More specifically, they arise out of a runoff election held on September 17, 1996, to choose members of the city council of the City of Orange Beach (“the City”) and to choose between Bert Krages and Jerry Davidson for mayor.

On September 23, 1996, Thomas A. Carder, Anne M. Douglas, V.L. Arnold, Gerald Davidson, Stuart Gilliam, and Mike Reilly, residents and electors of the City, filed a three-count complaint initiating the…