David Pruitt v. Jake Smith, Derrek…

Summary

The court affirmed the declaration that Pruitt was constitutionally ineligible to serve as an alderman because his guilty plea to voting while knowingly not entitled to vote constituted an infamous crime. The court held that sealing the conviction did not restore his eligibility because the election statute specifically bars persons convicted under it from holding public office. The court applied the plain meaning of the governing constitutional and statutory provisions.