Henard v. St. Francis Election Committee

Otis H. Turner, Justice.

This is an appeal from a decision of the circuit court of St. Francis County dismissing appellants’ challenge of a local option election in the town of Wheatley. Appellants raise five points for reversal, none of which we deem to have merit.

The local option alcohol issue was raised by a petition; a local minister, the Reverend Eugene Hoggatt, was instrumental in securing the necessary signatures. The matter was placed on the November 8, 1988, general election ballot in the town of Wheatley. The “drys” prevailed by a vote of 118 to 55.

Appellants first argue that the…