State ex rel. O'Hearn v. Erickson

Petitioner in this proceeding is a resident and legal voter of Hen-nepin county and eligible to the office of representative in the *350state legislature. He filed an affidavit of Ms candidacy for representative from the Twenty-ninth legislative district with respondent, county auditor of the county in which the district is located, accompanied with the required fee, Which was rejected by the auditor on the ground that it was not filed within the time prescribed by statute. This proceeding, under G. S. 1913, § 398, was brought to require the auditor, by order of the court, to accept the filing…