Magoffin County Board of Election Commissioners v. Conley

STEINFELD, Judge.

Appellees, the chairman and four members of the Executive Committee of the Magoffin County Democratic Party (hereafter County Committee), sued the Magof-fin County Board of Election Commissioners (hereafter Board), its members, the sheriff and clerk of that county. The action was for the purpose of resolving a controversy over election officers appointed to represent the Democratic Party at the polls at the general election on November 4, 1969.1 Petitioners sought mandatory relief and a declaration of rights. The trial court granted their demand for an injunction and declared…