Maddox v. Board of State Canvassers

This is a declaratory judgment action of which this court has accepted original jurisdiction. The action is brought with commendable unity by the chairmen of the state central committees of the two major parties, both personally and in their official capacity. Their purpose is to obtain a declaratory judgment determining the rights and duties of the citizens and public officers of Montana under Chapter 101, Laws of 1943, relating to voting by members of the military forces of the United States who are registered electors and are absent from the state.

This court has had the benefit of…