State Ex Rel. Judicial Investigation Commission v. Putnam County Board of Ballot Commissioners

DAVIS, Justice:

The petitioner herein, the Judicial Investigation Commission (“JIC”), requests this Court to issue a writ of mandamus against one of the respondents herein, the Putnam County Board of Ballot Commissioners (“Board”), to remove the other respondent herein, Troy Sexton (“Mr. Sexton”), a candidate for the office of magistrate in Putnam County, as a magisterial candidate from the May 2016 election ballot. The JIC bases its request for relief upon its determination that Mr. Sexton has been convicted of a “misdemeanor involving moral turpitude” such that he is not qualified to serve…