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STATE EX REL. OZMENT v. RAND

567 S.W.2d 759 (1978)

STATE of Tennessee ex rel. Elliott OZMENT v. Dorothy RAND et al.

Supreme Court of Tennessee.

June 28, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wayne B. Glasgow, Jr., Berry & Berry, Franklin, Crawford, Ozment & Bolin, Nashville, for appellant.

Brooks McLemore, Jr., Atty. Gen., Kenneth R. Herrell, Asst. Atty. Gen., Nashville, for appellees.

OPINION

HENRY, Chief Justice.

In this mandamus action the sole question is whether a candidate who, pursuant to § 2-509, T.C.A., requests that his name not appear on the ballot may withdraw his request and have his name restored to the ballot. The Chancellor responded in the negative. We affirm.

I.

On June 1, 1978, Elliott Ozment filed his qualifying petition as a candidate for membership in the House of Representatives of the Congress...

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