Karloftis v. Helton, Sheriff

Opinion op the Court by

Van Sant, Commissioner

Affirming.

Appellants contest the result, as certified by the Board of Election Commissioners, of the local option election held in the First Magisterial District in Bell County on May 8, 1943. The motion to dismiss the appeal was passed to the hearing on the merits of the case. Since we have concluded that the decision of the' lower court should be affirmed, we will disregard the motion to dismiss.

The first ground for contest is that the election is violative of Section 6 of the Constitution of Kentucky, providing that all elections shall be free…