Pitre v. Secretary of State

b The plaintiff-appellant, Bobbie K. Pi-tre, filed suit to have the April 7, 2001 judicial election for Division “A” declared null and void. From a ruling of the trial court granting a judgment of involuntary dismissal in favor of defendant and inter-venors, the plaintiff appeals. We find the appeal to be without merit and not supported by one scintilla of evidence.

In this judicial election, there were two candidates, the plaintiff, Bobbie K. Pitre, and Kent Savoie. Mr. Pitre received 516 votes, while Mr. Savoie received 5,283 votes. On April 12, 2001, Mr. Pitre filed a petition naming only…