MATHEWS v. STATE ELECTION BD. OF OKLAHOMA

No. 52590.

582 P.2d 1318 (1978)

Eugene MATHEWS, an Individual, Petitioner, v. STATE ELECTION BOARD OF OKLAHOMA, consisting of Elaine Allman, Chairman, V. Burns Hargis, Vice-Chairman, and Lee Slater, Secretary, in their official capacities only, Respondents, Joe Cannon, Intervenor.

Supreme Court of Oklahoma.

August 11, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Clifford Jones, Ronald E. Stakem, Joel Carson, Oklahoma City, for petitioner.

Larry Derryberry, Atty. Gen., R. Thomas Lay, Asst. Atty. Gen., Oklahoma City, for respondents.

D.C. Thomas, Don Hamilton, Jack P. Fite, Jim Patterson, Oklahoma City, for intervenor.


SIMMS, Justice.

Petitioner, a declared candidate for District Judge, Seventh Judicial District, Oklahoma County, Office No. 14, seeks mandamus to require the State Election Board to strike the name of Intervenor, Joe Cannon, who filed his declaration for the same office, from the November, 1978, general election non-partisan judicial ballot; or in the alternative, command the Board to conduct an evidentiary hearing to determine...

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