Rockefeller v. Purcell

This case is a sequel to Ellis v. Rockefeller, 215 Ark. 53 (Sept. 3, 1968). We treat the petition herein as one for declaratory judgment. At the trial level, petitioners (appellants) produced evidence tending to show that the State Board of Election Commissioners appointed to the County Boards of Election Commissioners in Prairie, Faulkner, and Conway Counties, men who have lately been active and loyal Democrats on the county level. At the close of petitioners’ evidence the respondents moved for, and were granted, a dismissal on the ground that the evidence did not show that the appointees…