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SHIELDS v. UPHAM

No. 6979.

597 S.W.2d 502 (1980)

Baxter SHIELDS, Relator, v. Chester R. UPHAM, Jr., as Chairman of the State Republican Executive Committee, and the State Republican Executive Committee, Respondents.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, El Paso.

March 19, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jay L. Nye, El Paso, for relator.

Graves, Dougherty, Hearon & Moody, R. James George, Jr., David H. Donaldson, Jr., Austin, for respondents.

OPINION

PER CURIAM.

Baxter Shields in this Original Proceeding seeks a Writ of Mandamus to require the State Republican Executive Committee to place his name upon the ballot in the Republican Primary as a candidate for State Representative of District 71 of the Texas Legislature. Relator chose to qualify as a candidate by filing a nominating petition rather than paying a filing fee. The State committee had a serious question as to whether the petition complied...

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