Richardson v. Secretary of State

This is an appeal, on leave granted, by defendants, Secretary of State and Board of State Canvassers, from a Court of Appeals order, in proceedings originating in that Court, for issuance of a writ of mandamus against them and others charged with enforcement of the election laws, directing them to certify forthwith plaintiff, Robert L. Richardson, as a duly qualified candidate for the office of circuit judge in the 10th judicial circuit, in the primary election to be held on August 6,1968.

The question is whether plaintiff is barred from such candidacy by Michigan Constitution of 1963, art 4,…