In Re Gamble

Justice BAKER, joined by Justice HANKINSON, Justice O’NEILL, and Justice JEFFERSON,

concurring in the judgment only.

This is an election mandamus. The issue is whether the Election Code (the Code) permits a party officer to allow a candidate who filed a defective application before the filing deadline to amend his application after the deadline so the party chair can place the candidate on the ballot. The Code and well-established Texas law answer this question “no.” Consequently, I agree with the Court’s judgment denying mandamus relief. But I cannot join in the Court’s opinion because it…