Moorman v. Pulaski County Democratic Party

George Rose Smith, Justice.

This is a taxpayer’s action brought by the appellant Moorman against the Pulaski County Democratic Party, its County Committee, the County Election Commission, the County Judge, and the County Quorum Court. Essentially, the complaint attacks the validity of two statutes, one permitting quorum courts to appropriate public funds to pay any part of the expenses of primary elections and the other permitting political parties to require candidates to pay ballot fees to run for nomination in a primary election. Ark. Stat. Ann. §§ 3-102 (g) and 3-109 (Repl. 1976 and Supp.…