Lucas v. Wayne County Election Commission

Plaintiff, William Lucas, is the elected Wayne County Chief Executive Officer. Defendant Lawrence Verbiest is the Wayne County Director of Elections, who was an original named defendant along with the Wayne County Election Commission. Wayne County Drain Commissioner Charles Youngblood and Wayne County Clerk James Killeen are intervening defendants who were joined to this action by stipulation.

The basic facts are uncontested. In the general Wayne County election in 1980, the sheriff, prosecuting attorney, county clerk, treasurer, register of deeds, and drain commissioner were all elected to…