WILLIAMS v. ELROD

No. 5-4620.

426 S.W.2d 797 (1968)

244 Ark. 671

Claude WILLIAMS et al., Appellants, v. Russell ELROD et al., Appellees.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

April 22, 1968.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Odell Pollard, and Darrell Hickman, Searcy, for appellants.

Rose, Meek, House, Barron, Nash & Williamson, Little Rock, for appellees.


BROWN, Justice.

The plaintiff-appellants are taxpayers, residents, and electors of twenty-five of the State's senatorial districts. The defendant-appellees constitute all State Senators. Plaintiffs below sought a writ of mandamus to require the thirty-five senators to draw lots to fix their terms of office at two or four years in accordance with Sec. 6 of Amendment 23 of our Constitution. The case was submitted on the pleadings, requests for admissions and responses...

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