Ellis v. Meeks

STEPHENS, Chief Justice.

The present case comes before this Court on discretionary review of decisions of the Court of Appeals and the Jefferson Circuit Court in an election contest action arising out of the May, 1996, primary election for the Democratic nomination for the 11th Ward Alderman in the city of Louisville. Appellant, Gerry Marie Ellis, participated in the primary along with Reginald Meeks and Marvin Williams. Ultimately, Meeks won the contest by receiving 815 votes to appellant’s 807 votes. The third candidate, Marvin Williams, received 269 votes and he is not a party herein.

After…