William R. Wooten v. Elizabeth D. Walker

KEADLE, Acting Chief Justice:

Petitioner William R, Wooton is a candidate seeking election to. the Supreme Court of Appeals .of West Virginia, and a “participating candidate” as that term is defined in the “West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals Public Campaign Financing Program,” W. Va.Code § 3-12-3(11) (2014). On February 5, 2016, the West Virginia State Elections Commission (“the Commission”) certified Petitioner Wooton’s campaign for public funding under the Act, overruling a challenge filed by Respondent Elizabeth D. Walker, a non-participating candidate also seeking election to the Court.