Legal Opinion

Swindall v. State Election Board

Supreme Court of Oklahoma

Decided April 24, 1934No. 25474PublishedCited by 26 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtBusby, J.

This is an original action in mandamus commenced in this court by the plaintiff, Charles Swindall, to compel the State Election Board to recognize him as a candidate for the Republican nomination as Justice of the Supreme Court of Oklahoma, subject to the action of the Republican voters in the July primary.

We are concerned in this case with the validity, interpretation, and effect of chapter 62, S. L. 1933, the title of which reads:

“An act relating to elections; providing form of notification and declaration for candidates for state and county office; fixing time' of filing notification and…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Westerman v. MimsTexas Supreme Court · 1921
  2. Matter of CallahanNew York Court of Appeals · 1910
  3. State ex rel. Howells v. MetcalfSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1904
  4. Hager v. RobinsonCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1913
  5. Dove v. OglesbySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1926

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3Cited by26 opinions

  1. Associated Industries of Oklahoma v. Industrial Welfare CommissionSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1939
  2. Brown v. State Election BoardSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1946
  3. Stevenson v. GilfertSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1953
  4. McCarthy v. SlaterSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1976
  5. Dávila v. Secretario de EstadoSupreme Court of Puerto Rico · 1960

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