State Administrative Board of Election Laws v. Board of Supervisors of Elections

ELDRIDGE, Judge.

The dispute in this case is between the Baltimore City Board of Supervisors of Elections and the State Administrative Board of Election Laws. The controversy, which arose shortly before the 1995 Baltimore City mayoral election, concerned the failure of the Baltimore City Election Board to conduct a purge of inactive voters from its registration rolls. In an action for a declaratory judgment and other relief, the Circuit Court for Baltimore City entered a judgment in favor of the Baltimore City Election Board, and the State Board appealed. This Court granted the State Board’s…