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HAYS v. KESSLER

No. 19613.

564 S.W.2d 496 (1978)

Carl HAYS, Petitioner, v. Ron KESSLER, Chairman of the Dallas County Democratic Party and Lonnie Wilson, Frances Dirks, Dwight Patterson and Aslee Lewis, Dallas County Democratic Primary Committee, Respondents.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Dallas.

April 12, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Douglas R. Larson, Johnston, Larson & Dixon, Dallas, for petitioner.

William Allensworth, Haynes & Boone, Dallas, for respondents.

ROBERTSON, Justice.

Carl Hays seeks a writ of mandamus to compel the Dallas County Democratic Primary Committee to place his name on the Democratic Primary Ballot as a candidate for State Representative, Place 33-G. In order to have his name placed on the ballot, Hays was required to submit an application together with either a filing fee or nominating petitions signed by a specified percentage of the qualified voters which, in this case, is conceded to be ninety...

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