Democratic Committee of Elsmere v. Mayor of Elsmere

DECISION AFTER HEARING

TAYLOR, Judge.

Plaintiffs seek writ of mandamus dealing with three subjects concerning the election for the offices of Mayor, members of Town Council, Treasurer and Assessor, to be held on April 30, 1977. The issues are:(1) The placement of the three political parties’ candidates on the ballot;(2) The use of the name “Independent-Democrat” by one political party, there being another political party which bears the name “Democrat”;(3) Only the candidates of the Independent-Democrat party were granted an exception which permitted the use of sound trucks in connection with…