Legal Opinion
Hallahan v. Cranfill
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Decided October 23, 1964PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CULLEN, Commissioner.
We have an appeal from a judgment of the Jefferson Circuit Court holding invalid Sections 2 and 7(1) of Chapter 189 of the Acts of 1964, KRS 126.145, 126.225(1) which amended the Absent Voting Law (KRS Chapter 126).
Section 2 of the Act, which provides for absentee registration, was held invalid on the ground of a violation of Section 51 of the Kentucky Constitution and on the ground that it is so ambiguous as to be incapable of being given effect.
Section 51 of the Kentucky Constitution requires that the subject to which an Act relates be expressed in the title.- The'Act…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Board of Trustees of P. & FRF v. City of PaducahCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1960
- Crowe v. EmmertCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1957
- Warren v. RayburnCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1954
- Miller v. Commonwealth Ex Rel. City of HarrodsburgCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1945
- Queenan v. RussellCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1960
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3Cited by5 opinions
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- Astral Electric Co. v. Bob Wells Construction Co.Indiana Court of Appeals · 1989
- Board of Registration Commissioners v. HallahanCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1972
- Kathleen Cope and Teresa D. Davis v. Devra S. Heltsley, Individually and in Her Official Capacity as Hopkins County Court ClerkCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1997