Allen v. Republican State Central Committee

On the Merits.

This case raises the question posed by appellees, namely: “After the Committee has duly called an election and the election has been held, can the Committee arrogate to itself the judicial function of holding that the election was a nullity, or is the Committee under the ministerial duty to promulgate the returns and certify the results to the Secretary of State in accordance with the Louisiana Primary Election Law?”

We are of the opinion that the question is answered by LSA-R.S. 18:292 as quoted hereinabove, and in LSA-R.S. 18:355 which is as follows: “The chairman of the…