State Ex Rel. Racicot v. District Court of the First Judicial District

The Montana Attorney General petitioned for a writ of supervisory control requesting immediate review of a writ of mandamus issued by the First Judicial District Court, Lewis and Clark County. The District Court ordered the Secretary of State to accept filings for election to a Montana Supreme Court position and two district court positions with terms that will expire at the end of this year. The District Court held that Art. VII, Sec. 7 and Sec. 8, Mont. Const., require the nominees currently filling the positions to stand for election at the general election preceding the expiration of the…