Clegg v. BENNION, SECRETARY OF STATE

Petition for extraordinary writ to place Rue L. Clegg’s name on the 2nd Congressional Republican primary ballot instead of that of Don Mack Dalton, who was certified as the successful candidate by the Secretary of the Republican Convention and by the Secretary of State.

The Republican State Committee designated the Congressional convention date to follow immediately after adjournment of the Republican State convention, set for August 1. Dalton filed his declaration of candidacy on July 12th, 19 days before. Our statute 1 and the authorities construing it require that 20 full days intervene…