Elliott v. Hipp

The plaintiffs in error addressed a petition to the superior court of Gilmer county, alleging that they were citizens and taxpayers of that county; that the judge of the circuit in. which the county is situated had appointed a board of county registrars, all of whom belonged to one faction of a named political party. The petition prayed that a writ of mandamus issue against the judge of the circuit, requiring him to appoint a bipartisan board of registrars composed of citizens belonging to both factions; and an injunction against the registrars, restraining them from filing with the clerk of…