Davis v. STATE ELECTION BD. OF OKLAHOMA

HODGES, Justice.

The issue in this case is whether the Oklahoma Constitution prohibits the enactment of a statute requiring an independent candidate for any state or county office to be registered to vote as an independent for the six-month period immediately preceding the first day of the filing period. The petitioner claims the statute is facially unconstitutional and requests a writ of mandamus to require the State Election Board to place his name on the 1988 general election ballot. We assume original jurisdiction and deny the writ.

Petitioner, Steve Davis, first sought elective office in…