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Rubens v. Hodges

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided September 28, 1992No. 91-206PublishedCited by 28 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Robert H. Dudley, Justice.

Lillian Hodges and Lillian Morris were candidates for Justice of the Peace, District 3, Crittenden County in the November 6, 1990, general election. Lillian Morris died two weeks before the election, but still received seven votes more than Hodges. The Crittenden County Election Commission certified the decedent as the winning candidate. Lillian Hodges apparently realized that when a deceased or disqualified candidate wins an election, the votes received by the deceased or ineligible candidate are not void, but are effectual to prevent the opposing candidate from…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Duncan v. WillisTexas Supreme Court · 1957
  2. Pennington v. HareSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1895
  3. Walls v. BrundidgeSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1913
  4. Davis v. HoltSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1991
  5. Files v. HillSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1980

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3Cited by28 opinions

  1. Womack v. FosterSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2000
  2. Guideone Lloyds Insurance Co. v. First Baptist Church of BedfordCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2008
  3. King v. DavisSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1996
  4. Tate-Smith v. CupplesSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2003
  5. King v. WhitfieldSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1999

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