Koelsch v. Girard

This action was instituted by the present incumbents of the offices of district judges of the third judicial district of the state of Idaho against the defendant, Secretary of State, to compel the latter to accept and' file nonpartisan declarations of candidacy by plaintiffs to succeed themselves. The petition on which an alternative writ has issued sets forth the duties of the Secretary of State to file nonpartisan declarations of candidacy for the offices of district judge and of certifying the names of candidates to the auditors of the counties in each judicial district as provided in…