Moorman v. Priest

Robert H. Dudley, Justice.

The trial court declared that a proposed ballot issue to change the form of city government was invalid and directed the county election commission to remove the proposal from the ballot. We affirm that declaratory judgment.

Prior to 1957, the City of Little Rock was organized under the aldermanic form of government. The mayor was directly elected by majority vote, and two aldermen were elected from each of five wards. The city attorney, city clerk, and city treasurer were also elected. Since 1957, the City has been organized under the city manager form of government.…