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KNOOP v. CITY OF LITTLE ROCK

No. 82-196.

638 S.W.2d 670 (1982)

277 Ark. 13

Werner KNOOP, et al., Appellants, v. The CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, et al., Appellees.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

September 10, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hardin, Grace, Downing, Napper, Allen & East, Little Rock, for appellants.

David Henry, Henry & Duckett, Little Rock, for intervenors.

R. Jack Magruder, III, City Atty., Little Rock, for appellees.

HOLT, Justice.

The issue presented here is the validity of Act 539 of 1981. Ark.Stat.Ann. § 19-704.1 et seq. (Supp.1981). This act essentially has two operative provisions. It provides that in the 1982 general election cities having a population of 100,000 or more according to the most recent federal census and a city manager form of government must directly elect the mayor by a majority vote. Heretofore, in city manager governed cities (except Texarkana), the...

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