Trosclair v. Joseph

| J, respectfully, dissent from the majority opinion that Mona R. Joseph failed to properly declare her party affiliation on her notice of candidacy, which required her disqualification from the election for district court judge for Division “B” in St. John the Baptist Parish, for the following reasons.

It is my position that the majority opinion is incorrect in holding that “Ms. Joseph incorrectly listed her. party affiliation on her qualifying papers, creating an error in material information that is required by law to be accurate so that balloting can be properly published by the Secretary…