Bates v. Mikles

Donald L. Corbin, Justice.

On November 6, 1990, the Southern Judicial District of Logan County, Arkansas, held a local option election in which the electorate could vote either “for” or “against” the manufacture and sale of intoxicating liquors. The Southern District voted against the manufacture and sale of intoxicating liquors, and the Board of Election Commissioners of Logan County certified the election result.

On November 19,1990, appellant Bates and other plaintiffs filed an election contest in Logan County Circuit Court, Southern District, challenging the legality of the local option…