Doty v. Bettis

Annabelle Clinton Imber, Justice.

This appeal concerns the validity of a local-option election whereby the voters of Willis Township in Poinsett County were asked to decide whether Precinct 41 should become dry. The appellants, Garry and Patricia Doty, raise three arguments on appeal in support of their contention that the election results should be set aside. We affirm.

The underlying facts of this case are undisputed. In 1996, certain voters decided to circulate a petition that would place on the ballot an initiative to convert Precinct 41 of Willis Township in Poinsett County into a dry…