Allred v. McLoud

This court has no record (or the necessary parties) upon which it can decide this case, nor did the parties pursue the correct proceeding to obtain the relief they sought in this case. Contrary to case law, it has simply reached out to offer a declaratory decision even though the parties failed to join the proper parties or to preserve the legal issues they want decided.

On September 1, 1999, county officials Allred, Ham, and Bunch filed a petition for declaratory judgment and mandamus requesting the circuit court to compel the respondent Madison County Election Commission to place the…