Brown v. Strake

OPINION

DUGGAN, Justice.

Relator J.E. “Buster” Brown seeks an original writ of mandamus compelling respondent George W. Strake, Chairman of the State Republican Executive Committee, to accept relator’s application to have his name placed upon the official ballot of the general primary election of the Republican party to be held May 3, 1986.

Respondent has refused to accept relator’s application to have his name placed on the ballot for the office of attorney general. He has notified the relator that relator is ineligible, based on the Texas constitutional prohibition against a member of the…