Thiel v. Harris County Democratic Executive Committee

DANIEL, Justice.

Relator, Donald A. Thiel, has petitioned this Court for an original writ of mandamus directing Respondents, the Harris County Democratic Executive Committee and its Chairman, Steven Oaks, to exclude from the 1976 Democratic primary election ballot the name of Paul R. Lawrence as a candidate for State Representative, District 90. Relator alleges that Lawrence failed to file his application for a place on the ballot before the mandatory filing deadline prescribed by Article 13.12 of the Texas Election Code.

Relator Thiel is a duly certified candidate for the same office in the…