Withrow v. Willis

CLAY, Commissioner.

Appellant is a defeated candidate for the Republican nomination for the office of county judge of McLean County. The primary election was held May 27, 1969. Subsequently he filed this suit (which is not an election contest) under the provisions of KRS 123.991(4) against appel-lees, the successful candidate and county clerk, to have the nomination declared void and to enjoin the clerk from placing the candidate’s name on the ballot for the November election. The principal ground asserted was that appellee candidate (hereafter “Willis”) had failed to appoint a campaign…