City of Little Rock v. Cavin

Ed F. MoFaddin, Associate Justice’.

The City of Little Rock filed this suit for a declaratory judgment. The defendants were Wiley D. Cavin, Sr. and the other two members of the Pulaski County Board of Election Commissioners. The real question was whether a 1958 election in Pulaski County — involving the matter of voting machines — could be held effective under a 1962 constitutional amendment and a 1963 legislative enactment passed in pursuance to said amendment. The City claimed the affirmative, the defendants urged the negative; and the Chancery Court ruled against the City. The appeal was…