State, Em Rel. Donofrio v. Henderson

The case appears before this court as an appeal on questions of law only. It is from an order of the Common Pleas Court of Mahoning County. In that court the appellant’s petition for writ of mandamus was dismissed for want of jurisdiction.

On February 2, 1965, Mr. Donofrio filed with the board of elections a nominating petition consisting of 53 papers and containing, in all, 736 signatures. The petition was intended to establish him as a candidate for the office ©f Judge of the Municipal Court of the city of Youngstown, Ohio, for the full term commencing January 2, 1966.

On July 15, 1965, the…