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LEWIS v. DRAKE

No. 05-82-01030-CV.

641 S.W.2d 392 (1982)

Ben LEWIS, Relator, v. Conny DRAKE, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Dallas.

September 20, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William R. Allensworth, Gregory Lee Ceshker, Dallas, for relator.

Jeffrey W. Hurt, William H. Pool, Jr., Kenneth L. Campbell, Dallas, for respondent.

Before GUITTARD, C.J., and AKIN and ALLEN, JJ.

GUITTARD, Chief Justice.

In this original mandamus proceeding we are asked to declare that Jim Jackson, the elected county commissioner of precinct number one of Dallas County, vacated that office when he announced his candidacy for another office.1 Relator Ben Lewis, candidate for the unexpired term of the commissioner, asserts that Jackson vacated the office because article 16, section 65, of the Texas Constitution provides that an announcement...

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