McCarthy v. Elections Board

The court is again asked to exercise its original jurisdiction to review the decision of the presidential preference selection committee and issue a writ of man*485damus directing the respondent Elections Board to place names on the ballots of political parties in the presidential preference election. We conclude, as we did in Labor & Farm Party v. Elections Board, 117 Wis. 2d 351, 344 N.W.2d 177 (1984), that this matter is publici juris and we exercise our original jurisdiction. We deem the allegations contained in the petition and the denials contained in the response are sufficient to stand as…