Casey Reed v. Ken Yang; Grant County Board of Election Commissioners; Saline County Board of Election Commissioners…

Summary

The court affirmed the ruling that Casey Reed was ineligible to run for the General Assembly because he had pleaded guilty to a public-trust felony, and it affirmed the related standing and evidentiary rulings. It held that any Arkansas citizen may bring the statutory enforcement action when the prosecuting attorney fails or refuses to act, and that Reed's guilty plea was disqualifying notwithstanding his reliance on the First Offender Act. The court reversed and remanded the denial of attorney's fees because the governing statute made an award mandatory after a successful action.