Thompson v. State Board of Canvassers

*549The opinion of the court was delivered by

Burch, J.:

The plaintiff applies for a writ of mandamus to compel the secretary of state to place the plaintiff’s name on the ballot to be used at the general election in November next, as the Republican nominee for state senator from the thirty-sixth senatorial district, in place of the name of the defendant, Carr W. Taylor, who holds the certificate of nomination. The state board of canvassers is joined as a defendant as a matter of form. Carr W. Taylor is joined as a defendant in order that he may be heard and that his claims may be adjudicated.

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