Friends of McErlean Appeal

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Jones,

Edward McErlean was a candidate at the primary election held on May 16, 1967 for nomination by the Democratic party for the office of county commissioner of Delaware County. Prior to the primary election, a political committee, entitled “Friends of Mc-Erlean”, was formed to advance McErlean’s candidacy.

After the primary election and, on June 21, 1967, the committee filed its election expense account. This account, under the Election Code,1 was required to be filed within thirty days after the primary election and, in the instant situation, this account should have…