Anderson v. Poythress

Presidential candidate John Anderson appeals from the superior court’s denial of his application for a writ of mandamus to compel the Secretary of State to accept his nomination petition and to place his name on the general election ballot pursuant to Code Ann. § 34-1011 (c).

The essential facts were stipulated by the parties. In order for Anderson to have his name placed on the November 4, Georgia general election ballot by nomination petition, he had to submit a total of 57,539 valid signatures of registered voters. Anderson submitted a nomination petition to'the Secretary containing 70,649…