STRATTON v. PRIEST

No. 96-1150.

932 S.W.2d 321 (1996)

326 Ark. 469

Phil STRATTON, Appellant, v. Sharon PRIEST, Secretary of State, Appellee. Charlie Cole Chaffin, Intervenor.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

October 29, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Phil Stratton, Conway, for appellant.

J. Winston Bryant, Little Rock, for appellee.

Ted G. Boswell, Bryant, for Charlie Cole Chaffin.


JESSON, Chief Justice.

On July 15, 1996, Jim Guy Tucker resigned as Governor of the State of Arkansas. Lieutenant Governor Mike Huckabee became Governor, pursuant to Ark. Const., amend. 6, § 4. His succession left a vacancy in the office of Lieutenant Governor. On July 30, 1996, pursuant to Ark. Code Ann. § 7-7-105 (Repl.1993), Governor Huckabee issued a proclamation calling for a special election to fill the vacancy. The election was called for November...

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