State Ex Rel. Le Blanc v. Democratic State Central Committee

I am in accord with the result reached in these cases but, since my views are somewhat different from those expressed in the main opinion, I deem it appropriate to briefly state them.

R.S. 18:355, 18:356, 18:357 and 18:358, which are quoted in the majority opinion, are counterparts of Sections 76, 77, 78 and 80 of Act 46 of 1940, formerly the Primary Election Law, which was placed in the Revised Statutes as Chapter 2 of Title 18, Sections 281-382. That Act specifically provided by Section 79 that there would not be a second primary for State Officers1 in the event a candidate for Governor was…