State ex rel. Pendell v. Adams County Board of Elections

In his first proposition of law, appellant argues that his complaint stated claims in mandamus and that the court of appeals erred in dismissing them sua sponte. In his second, he contends that the board disregarded applicable law and abused its discretion by relying on Judge Spencer’s report to reject appellant’s nomination papers. It may well be that appellant was wrongly denied a place on the May 1988 primary ballot and that the court of appeals erred by dismissing his action summarily. However, because his appeal was not properly perfected, this court has no jurisdiction to consider these…