Henley v. Goggins

Lyle Brown, Justice.

The appellant and the two appellees constitute the Searcy County Board of Election Commissioners. The commissioners met twenty days prior to the March 9, 1971, school election, to select judges and clerks. Appellant, a Republican and the minority member of the commission, insisted that he was entitled to select one judge and one clerk for each voting precinct. Appellees contended that such a provision in the general election laws does not apply to school elections, those elections being nonpartisan. The circuit court agreed with appellees and denied appellant’s petition…