Legal Opinion
SER Donald L. Blankenship v. Mac Warner, W. Va. Secretary of State
West Virginia Supreme Court
Decided October 5, 2018No. 18-0712PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FARRELL, Justice:
*312 On August 9, 2018, the petitioners, Donald Blankenship and the Constitution Party of West Virginia, petitioned this Court requesting the issuance of a writ of mandamus directing the respondent, Mac Warner, West Virginia Secretary of State, to list Mr. Blankenship as a candidate for the United States Senate on the general election ballot as the Constitution Party's nominee.
Secretary Warner subsequently filed a response to the petition. Intervenor briefs were filed by the The West Virginia Republican Party, Inc., and Nigel E. Jeffries.
On August 23, 2018, this Court issued a…
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