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COMER v. AMMONS

No. COA98-1441.

522 S.E.2d 77 (1999)

William T. COMER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Judge James F. AMMONS, Jr., Judge Robert J. Stiehl, III, and the State Board of Elections, Defendants-Appellees.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

November 16, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Winfrey & Leslie by Ronald E. Winfrey, and Walen & McEniry by James M. Walen, Fayetteville, for plaintiff.

Michael F. Easley, Attorney General, by Susan K. Nichols, Special Deputy Attorney General for defendant State Board of Elections.

Poyner & Spruill L.L.P., by David W. Long, Raleigh, for defendant Judge Stiehl.

Armstrong & Armstrong P.C., by L. Lamar Armstrong, Jr., Smithfield, for defendant Judge Ammons.

WYNN, Judge.

In 1998, our General Statutes allowed a nominee for a superior court judgeship to run for another elected office during the same election. The plaintiff argues that the laws that allowed the defendant judges in this case to simultaneously run for a superior court judgeship and a district court judgeship were unconstitutional. We uphold the constitutionality of those laws and therefore affirm the trial court...

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